Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
fantastic movie!!!!!!!1
As soon as I heard about this movie I had to go out and rent it...this turned out to be a great decision. I watched it 3 times in one weekend and it is now one of the crowning jewels in my DVD collection.Lola is an amazing chacter, who is very easy to empathize with. with one phone call at the beginning of the movie she is thrown into a dizzying situation which requires her to act entirely based on wit and instinct; she has 20 minutes to get 100,000 marks or her boyfriend, Manie, is a dead man.the short time frame evicts raw emotion from Lola, and she goes thru every obsticle presented to her quickly with no time or patience for anything that gets in her way. the things we get to see are Lola's split second reactions, along with how small differences in her encounters (down to what words a woman uses to curse at Lola) affect not only her outcome, but the future of the other people in the encounter. the use of flash forward still frames gives you a glimpse into these character's changed lives, and does so effectively while not slowing down the movie. There are some scenes, not in the 20 minute timeline, that give an in depth look at the characters. My favorite of these is a scene with Lola and Manie where they have a "how do you know you love me" conversation that establishes the depth of their relationship without being over the top or weakening the characters. the movie is WONDERFUL.Personal recomendation: watch the german version with subtitles, it's the best way to get a real feel for the characters and their reactions...the english dubbed version is nowhere near as effective and is even comical on occasions where what you're hearing and seeing just don't mesh.