Death Note II: The Last Name continues the adventures of the characters from the previous film. In this sequel, Light, (Tatsuya Fujiwara ) the homicidal son of the local police chief, continues his deadly game of cat and mouse with L, the quirky computer genius who eats only sugary snacks. These two are both incredibly smart and motivated by their own inner demons.
Plot: Light has weaseled his way onto the Akira task force, seeking to hide his own tracks. (Light is a serial killer who uses a mystic book to kill criminals for the `greater good. Unfortunately, he also kills good guys if they get in his way). L is suspicious of him, however has no proof. To add fuel to the fire, another shinigami Rem makes his presence felt and becomes the guardian of Light's new goth-lolita girlfriend. This shinigami has a conscience however and disapproves of Light and his tactics. Rem does something quite touching twice in the film, which made me really like this character, unfortunately he is no match for Light whose diabolical nature knows no bounds.
I really liked this film better than the first one, although I did feel that the devotion Light's girlfriend was a bit sickening, it added to the believability that Light was charismatic young man. I really liked Rem and hoped for a happy ending for him/her/it.
Overall, I felt this was better than the first film. It was good to see some resolution to the Light/L fight, and I really liked Rem who was a noble being.
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