Story: As someone who loves both the manga and the anime, I was actually kind of hesitant about watching this movie, even though this actually came out before the anime. Knowing already that there are still two movies after this one, I felt like it moved at a nice pace. It had it's slower parts, but that's pretty much a given with any Japanese movie. There were some parts that were changed up, so I was a little confused at times, but I didn't feel like it hurt the movie in any way. Acting/Cast: Fujiwara Tatsuya was the biggest factor when I decided to finally give the movie a try. After viewing Light in a certain way for all of these years, I really wasn't a fan of his portrayal of him at first. But, as time went on, and I continued watching, I really ended up loving him in the role. Matsuyama Kenichi is the perfect L. Everything from the way he talks, to the way he sits, to the way he acts, was just totally spot-on. I had absolutely no trouble believing he was L. The rest of the characters didn't get too much time of their own, but when they did, I wasn't disappointed. Music: Honestly, I don't remember much of the music from this movie. There's the suspenseful music every now and then, but that's all I remember. After being so used to hearing it every few minutes in the anime whenever Light's coming up with a new plan, it was kind of disappointing to have it lacking in the movie. Rewatch Value: After watching the anime repeatedly, and reading the manga just as much, I can safely say I would do the same with the movie. Overall: Overall, the only things I can think to complain about were the music and the occasional slowness. Like I said though, it's pretty much a given when watching a Japanese movie, so it didn't bother me enough to not give this movie a 10.