Oh yes, this should have been a series. A ten part HBO-styled series would have worked superbly, built up the hunt mystery over several episodes and prolonged audiences wanting to know if they’d all get away with it…. oh, what might have been.

The reveal of Mia’s true motives felt disingenuous to me mainly because of the limited time we spend between her and Light. Their chemistry and romance isn’t strong enough to hold this knife-twist to account for the gasping surprise it was intended (IMO) and thus, the film’s tragedy was lost. Wasting a character like Ryuk on a 90 minute film where he’s barely in it (I mean, what does he get, like four on-screen minutes total?) also frustrates, because I wanted to explore his character – or role within the plot – a lot more than the discombobulating L. Ahh well, one can only hope a miniseries or expanded franchise might be in the offing because the potential for this story is (as I mentioned) really one I’m keen on.