Wingard doesn't really seem to know what he's hoping to accomplish here. Specifics are a major problem; everyone's just going through the motions, trying to crunch the franchise's mythology before time runs out
this "Death Note" is snappily paced to a fault. For a film 10 years in the making, it sure feels like everyone involved is in a hurry to get it over with
aside from a nicely eccentric supporting turn from Get Out's Lakeith Stanfield as a brainiac on Light's tail, there's very little that's original in this Netflix original
