I liked that the acting, comedy moments, and special effects seemed more balanced than alot of other recent movies I have seen lately. Bart, I will tell you that you will have some "suspension of disbelief" issues as you would put it, but they are fairly minor. I thoroughly enjoyed it, they are definitely getting a better handle on converting comics to movies. As a bonus to you they have a "preview" that says they are re-screening Deathnote in select theatres later this month.