Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
Drama, Adventure, Humor, Wit...Lola Has It all !
~Ok, I wanted to write a long review for this movie (becuz its just the best movie made in like... forever) but I will just give you a quick idea of the plot so you can read it fast and then buy this amazing movie! xoLola's boyfriend Manni has left 100,000 marks on a subway, and he'll be dead if he doesn't get it to his gangster boss in 20 minutes! Its a good thing for him that he has a strong woman behind him. With her fire engine red hair, Lola is so powerful that she breaks glass when she screams, she can heal the dying, and she won't even let the movie end until everything in her life is right.This film is refreshingly feminist foward, in that the leading actor is a woman who is in flux and must "save the day". The whole plot and story line depend on the actions of this 20~something punky woman. This edge of your seat, heart stopping adventure draws you in by letting you know that it could be you up there running to help your boy/girlfriend. Also, this film puts the ART back in Arthouse with its punk rock style, its multiple outcomes and a 'choose your own adventure' ending style. How many ways can one major screw up end up? Will Lola and Manni live happily ever after? Will there be laughter or tears? Hmmmm.Director Tykwer has fashioned a massively impressive, music video styled film that also stops long enough to enrich each character, adding layers as the story is revisited. He also relentlessly toys with the medium, including giving flash-forward life-stories to mere extras (very humorous and witty) and running the credits backward. Tremendous fun, hugely entertaining. Only Grinches and prunes will not fall madly in love with this witty, fast paced winner! Run, and I mean RUN! to the Check out with this film! (tee-hee)