Movie of the Week: Death Note
Alexa: When I was in middle school, I thought nearly all horror movies were awesome regardless of how objectively good they actually were. But not even 14-year-old Alexa would have liked the hot mess that is “Death Note.” I was wary from the moody, self-serious, slow-mo opening sequence, and it only got worse from there. This movie is primarily style over substance. Many of the directing choices feel amateurish, which is surprising when you look at Adam Wingard’s previous credits. Some of his earlier works like “You’re Next” and “The Guest” had a fair amount of buzz surrounding them when they were released. The explanation for the ending is outlandish even for a horror film. Light is a pretty frustrating hero, and Mia is a straight-up psycho. Are we actually supposed to be rooting for these people? Nat Wolff has proven to be a talented young actor in some of his other projects, and, bless him, he tries so hard to act through that terrible hairstyle and make Light somewhat com...