10 Worst Movie Trailers Of The 2010s

10. Death Note

Given the premise of Death Note, it’s no surprise the original manga series and the anime adaptation are considered to be amongst the best of their respective mediums. Netflix’s movie adaptation, on the other hand, simply wasn’t worth the time.

The first big issue with this trailer is that the story is set in America rather than Japan, and as such, the environment and the characters simply don’t feel right. Indeed, both Light and L are cliché rather than distinctive.

There’s also a lack of intrigue and suspense. The biggest selling point of Death Note is the cat-and-mouse game between Light and L. In this trailer, however, the battle between these two intellectual titans is lost beneath misplaced and mundane action sequences.

The only positive is Willem Dafoe’s performance as Ryuk, but sadly this isn’t enough to counterbalance the abundance of issues with this trailer.