Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
Fast-paced, Well acted, Makes you think
I bought this movie immediately, because I was so taken with it. The movie follows the course of Lola, as she races through ______ (?), Germany, to get 100,000 Marks to her boyfriend Manni. The story is told 3 different times, each one with a surprise twist ending. In addition, the director uses some excellent techniques. For example, when Lola interacts with another character, the director will sometimes follow that character for a bit. Often, he used a camcorder to film this, which resutls in an interesting effect. In addition, when Lola interacts with a character, the director often does "And Then". "And Then" is when he quickly (in less than 15 seconds) tells what happens to that character by using a series of photos that each last on the screen for less than 1 second each. One woman that Lola runs into has three different "And Then" sequences, all of which are related to Lola but are very different. I really liked Sliding Doors, but this movie is much better. Finally, I would recommend getting this on DVD, not VHS, because there is an interesting commentary track with the director and Franka Potente (Lola).