Honestly I hated it, I know it was an adaptation but I assume by that they meant they were going to take elements of the series that made it good. Light's character development was very loosely in there.. not sure why the romance was so focused on? I guess that's just an American quality of movies.. sigh.. I also noticed a bunch of plot holes and random moments that didn't belong or weren't explained. Ex: when did L even find out Light existed? And why didn't Ryuk have his quirky moments! Like the apple was thrown in there very halfheartedly :'( Did I miss where the cop mentioned he had a son? It seemed like they tried to get that part from the series, but it didn't quite translate like that. The chase scene was really weird and I feel like if it was cut down, or even the romance scenes, they could have really went all in on the plot
I don't know, it was a huge disappointment for me. The anime had me cheering for Light to win, but this movie had me going what the whole time. Same for my boyfriend as well.. WE'RE HUGE DEATH NOTE FANS! I consider it to be my entrance into anime~