Sunday, November 2, 2008

Run Lola Run (1998)




Also known as Lola rennt. In German, with English subtitles.


Tom Tykwer's visually stunning, ecstatic film Run Lola Run is adrenaline pumping and worth more than one viewing. The film is about Lola (Franka Potente) whose boyfriend needs 100,000 dollars in twenty minutes to pay a gangster his debt. When Lola's moped gets stolen, she is forced to run and go to extremes to save him. The story is told three times, each one having a different ending because of something different that happens.


Tykwer gives some pretty amazing shots of Germany. He picks up on some interesting designs in places where you would not ever look. For example, there is a shot of Lola running across a big square. The camera quickly pans up to show a lot of squares that she is running over.


Run Lola Run hits the ground running and does not ever stop. The colors pop like a whore's lip gloss and the acting could not be more energetic. The first story is by far the best, but each one is really good. Never has an action movie been so fun.

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