Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
Great flick
Luckily I caught this one on IFC today. I think I'll buy the DVD. One fun ride from beginning to end, end, end. Run Lola reminds me of Magnolia but without the religious baggage. Lola offers what the disappointing Magnolia failed to provide. Magnolia's problems were many among which were length, superfluous dialogue, and characters for whom I felt no sympathy. Lola, however, minimizes dialogue yet you are compelled to sympathize, and even root for, the otherwise despicable protagonists and the average bystanders whose time critical paths cross randomly. What if you hit the snooze button on your alarm just one more or one less time tomorrow morning? What will happen...or not? Will it be a joyous or fatal decision? Every moment is fleeting and life really is a roll on the roulette table, so enjoy it to the fullest. Take note Hollywood. Great filmmaking has nothing to do with big budgets. It starts with the script.