Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 4.0
Strong performances, incredible momentum, exhilerating
"Run Lola Run" is the first german film in years, that became a huge hit outside the teutonic territory, and rightly so. "Lola rennt" (original title) is an enormously entertaining fun ride that starts at full speed and never lets up.Unlike most films, this one tells a story of 20 minutes in 80 minutes. The normal approach in movies is just vice versa. The film can do this by telling the same story three times. Each time, small details vary and that leads to an entirely different conclusion of the story. This gives the film some weight in the intelectual arena as well and makes it more than a technical triumph. The cast is another plus. Franka Potente is now something of a star in Germany, as is director Tom Tykwer. The media is already hailing him as a possible saviour of the german film, which puts a lot of pressure on him."Lola" is a picture that succeeds in being entertaining and thought-provoking. There is little more one can expect from a movie. Gut gemacht, Herr Tykwer!