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Run Lola Run
Starring: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Armin Rohde Director: Tom Tykwer Average Rating: 
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2008-09-07this is a movie you can watch again and again and dicover new things every time. I use it in my German high school classroom and the students like the fast pace and the music. The actress, Franka Potente, went on to play in severeal well known hollywood productions after Run Lola Run. She's the girlfriend in Bourne Identity. She's great in this movie!
2008-08-15It's amazing what you'll buy when retailers sell DVDs for four bucks. The cool thing is that you can completely trash your expectations. Heck, I couldn't rent it twice at blockbuster for this money. Needless to say, I jumped in with both feet and landed safely into a film I thought was pretty cool. Let's run with Lola!!
-DUBBA DUBBA...
I had to watch the dubbed version. I started with subtitles but this is a very visual film. The limited dialogue simpley sets the stage for the physical action and reinforces the point of the film. So, it was more important to watch the action than hear the actor's actual German voices. Most of the dubs were fair enough accept for Lola's boy friend; "GODDAM# IT! HE'S GONNA KILL ME!!! WHAAAHAAAAHAAAA!!". After that scene it got better.
-THE POINT OF THE FILM
Though not a completely new consept, the film revolves around the idea that one little word, act or descision will dramtically change your fate and the fate of others. This film, though a bit overly deliberate (what, we Germans?) still managed to be unique. I'm not even going to tell you how this is presented because that's half the fun.
-A FILM OF FAIR QUALITY
I would never call this great film making. However, it's not at all bad either. Like the consept, the excecution was fairly deliberate. I thought this made it more fun. The acting was at least adecuate, the story was unique enough and it actualy had some exciting visual dynamics without going over the top... ...most of the time.
-JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED
Well the heck with that. This film is full of stupid people. Of course the question is never asked; "how could they be so stupid to begin with!" I guess we're expected to roll with the premise as it was set up. That's ok, but it certainly lurked in the back of my mind that these are not parituclarily good people we're investing our emotions in. That kind of ruined the ending for me. possably the dumbest thing about Lola is her unique talent which borders on being a super power; just ridiculous.
-intrestING ANIMATION
I almost feel like I'm giving too much away by mentioning that there is animation at all. But it's too late; there are animation sequences in this film. They were actualy visually exciting and accentuated the entire consept of the film. It was almost like "Schoolhouse Rock" meets "Lizzy Maguire" meets "The Simpson's"; very Euro-groovy. Please; no smart remarks about me even knowing about "Lizzy Maguire". I do have a young daughter after all. Anyway, I actualy liked these somewhat crude but stylish interludes.
-WAS MUSS ICH DENKEN? (What do I think?)
I thought it was "sehr gut". It is actualy a riveting film that has lots of action and only a little violence (mostly running, duh!). If you like unique story telling with good production values and fair acting this might satisfy you. The ending is a bit irksome to me for reasons I don't want to explain here for fear of spoilage. However, it was inevitible concidering the type of people we're dealing with. I recomend watching with the dubbing due to the visual nature of the film. I found it helpfull anyway. If you can buy it for the same price I did, all the better. So hop on the Lola express; BOOM CHUCKA BOOM CHUCKA BOOM CHUCKA...
Actors....3.8 stars
Visuals...4.7 stars
Story.....5.0 stars
Average...4.5 stars
2008-08-10I give this film 5 stars. This and The Princess and the Warrior are in my top 10 all time favorites.
This is less a review than advice to those that may be influented by the 1 star reviews. The reviewers all tried really hard to sound inteligent while at the same time admitting that they "don't get it" and claim that there was nothing thought provoking.
They say that it was just the same thing three times showing three possable results. These reviewers said it themselves- they didnt get it.
durring the movie the song What a Difference a Day Makes is played both to create atmosphere and to send a message. One of the main points of the movie is to show what a difference precious seconds can make..
Cheers.
P.S.
Hopefully this sheds some light for the 1 star reviewers as well, but I doubt it.
2008-06-22I first saw this movie when I lived in Germany with the US Army. The US release on DVd includes an english version, but really, I think its best with the subtitles. You may recogize the girl as "Jason Bourne(Markie Mark)'s " girlfriend from The Bourne movies.
What makes this movie great, in my oppinion, is how they use their obviously small budget to its greatest end, and it manages to sucesfully ask the question "how do the choices I make influence or impact those around me"
If you like unconvential movies, you will really enjoy this one.
2008-06-16This is one movie where the title makes as much sense as the content. I gave it one star, although Franka deserves five stars for fitness.
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| Editorial Review |
It's difficult to create a film that's fast paced, exciting, and aesthetically appealing without diluting its dialogue. Run Lola Run, directed and written by Tom Tykwer, is an enchanting balance of pace and narrative, creating a universal parable that leaps over cultural barriers. This is the story of young Lola (Franka Potente) and her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). In the space of 20 minutes, they must come up with 100,000 deutsche marks to pay back a seedy gangster, who will be less than forgiving when he finds out that Manni incompetently lost his cash to an opportunistic vagrant. Lola, confronted with one obstacle after another, rides an emotional roller coaster in her high-speed efforts to help the hapless Manni--attempting to extract the cash first from her double-dealing father (appropriately a bank manager), and then by any means necessary. From this point nothing goes right for either protagonist, but just when you think you've figured out the movie, the director introduces a series of brilliant existential twists that boggle the mind. Tykwer uses rapid camera movements and innovative pauses to explore the theme of cause and effect. Accompanied by a pulse-pounding soundtrack, we follow Lola through every turn and every heartbreak as she and Manni rush forward on a collision course with fate. There were a variety of original and intelligent films released in 1999, but perhaps none were as witty and clever as this little gem--one of the best foreign films of the year. --Jeremy Storey
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