Run Lola Run
"Stunning" - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A thrilling post-MTV, roller-coaster ride, Run Lola Run is the internationally acclaimed sensation about two star-crossed lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Time is running out for Lola (Franka Potente). She's just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who's lost a small fortune belonging to his mobster boss. If Lola doesn’t' replace the money in twenty minutes, Manni will surely suffer severe consequences. Set to a throbbing techno score, "Lola's like a human stun gun!"- Peter Rainer, New York Magazine.
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Repetitious, But By Design - nightwalker
This is certainly not your every-day gangster movie.
Well, it's not gangster per-say. Lola's boyfriend does wind up on the wrong side of a local gang of toughs and she has to save him. Not the most original plot, but still serviceable.
Yet the method of doing so is unique. The movie consists of three attempts by Lola to save her boyfriend Manni. The viewer, though, is never clear whether each of the attempts are actual real attempts, with Lola resetting time back to the beginning when Manni calls her, or if it's all in her mind. Or some parallel reality.
While each iteration is short, just over 20 min each, they're well packed with characters and action. You can clearly see the minor variations in each iteration as Lola tries different things to save Manni, yet that also leads to the movie's biggest flaw. There are only VERY minor changes between the first two times around before huge leap in the last one. Honestly, the movie could have used one more time around, allowing both Lola and the viewer to more clearly grasp what would need to be done.
If you're looking for a quick, colorful, frenetic movie to pass the time, this is an excellent choice!Brilliant pacing, fresh - Rishi
Great film(s) - views like a set a "nouvelles litéraires" (short stories), the pacing is brilliant. Each short story is a take on a "what if" scenario on what would happen if Lola had chosen to do this, or that, to get out of her predicament.
Action-packed and funny, this film is fantastic.Modern masterpiece - GysMan
Once every few years comes a movie that redefines standards, as well as the limits of the general moviegoer. With its fast-paced action, thrilling soundtrack, and of course, inventive editing, Run Lola Run has become one of my all-time favorites. The basic idea is brilliant: finding the different outcomes of a single butterfly effect (and it's much better than the movie of the same name, by the way). As an animation fan, I also really liked the double use of real action and animation. And of course, it's also a darn funny movie, so there's something for everyone!
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Repetitious, But By Design - nightwalker
This is certainly not your every-day gangster movie.
Well, it's not gangster per-say. Lola's boyfriend does wind up on the wrong side of a local gang of toughs and she has to save him. Not the most original plot, but still serviceable.
Yet the ...Brilliant pacing, fresh - Rishi
Great film(s) - views like a set a "nouvelles litéraires" (short stories), the pacing is brilliant. Each short story is a take on a "what if" scenario on what would happen if Lola had chosen to do this, or that, to get out of her predicament.
Action-packed ...Modern masterpiece - GysMan
Once every few years comes a movie that redefines standards, as well as the limits of the general moviegoer. With its fast-paced action, thrilling soundtrack, and of course, inventive editing, Run Lola Run has become one of my all-time favorites. The basic ...