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Summary: About as bad as it gets...a true waste of time
Review: I can't think of one redeeming quality of this film. Intellectually and philosophically infantile, Run Lola Run is utterly and painfully repetitive and in reality, has nothing to say that has not been sucessfully grasped by the average 10 year-old. Featuring no characters, overly loud headache music soundtrack(which oddly enough features no musical instruments) and no plot, I fail to see what the big attraction to this film is. Perhaps this would have done better as a children's film (though I still can't figure out why it's rated R as it is now). Sorry if this review seems excessively negative, I was expecting so much more and it just did not deliver (which, I guess, is a risk if you go into a film with elevated expectations).
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Summary: WOW
Review: The best film of 1999 in my opinion. It made me think, it held me spellbound, it leaped off the screen, and it was totally fresh. I was very disapointed when it was not nominated for best foreign film by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Summary: OK for a German Movie
Review: I am German, and this is the first German movie I have EVER seen in the theaters! It was also my last one, because it didn't live up to my expectations - even though critics reported it was the best German movie ever... Anyway, the best part of the moive are the first 2 minutes (the preface). The idea itself is quite exciting, but strictly speaking, the movie is just 30 minutes long, and is repeated over and over again with vario9us scenarios... it get's very boring after a couple of minutes. Only the theme keeps you interested. It is not an action film, it is no thriller, no horror, no satire, I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't go for this one.
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Summary: One of the best of 1999 & 2000!
Review: I saw this film twice at the theater, a real rarity for me. I bought two copies of the DVD, (one for me and one for some family). I have seen all the tracks, specials, trailers, and commentary. I love this film. I even prefer the German version with English sub-titles. This is great film-making that doesn't take itself too seriously. The only gripe is the English dubbed soundtrack lacks emotion and intensity. The music is excellent! The actors are great! I feel like I took a trip to Germany for the small cost of the DVD. The two lead actors make this film. The director's techniques pack alot of information into a few frames. On a scale of 1-10 it is definitely a 10!
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Summary: ALOVESTORY
Review: I almost did not rent this movie, but was pleasantly surprised that this was a foreign movie. I rent a lot of foreign language movies to get away from the Hollywood schlock. I rank this movie with Wings of Desire and Das Boot among the top German movies. My version of the movie was subtitled but that was not necessary to tell the story. This is the story of a woman's love and what she will do for her man, to the point of refusing to die herself and refusing to let him die. By force of will, Lola shows us how deep a love can be. The music is not something I would look for on a CD but it was certainly a driving force and fit so well. Also Lola had me exhausted in the first part of the movie with her running but as the movie wore on it became subserviant to the storyline. The repeated scene of Lola and Mannie after what must have been sex ties the movie together and establishes their relationship. The 81 minute length of the movie was perfect, you can get too much of a good thing. I don't know why this movie is "R" rated unless it is for violence, but come on, what little violence there was was not gratuitous. I hate to waste 2 hours watching a bad movie. Lola was filling and satisfying in 81 mins.
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Summary: Lola Runs!
Review: Fast-paced and gut-wrenching, "Lola" is definitely one of the best films of 1999. Creative, exciting and fresh, it has the viewer in tense expectation all throughout the 80 minutes. A Must-See!
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Summary: A must see!
Review: I don't need to explain. It's a great movie, among my top 10. Buy it and watch it over and over, because thats the kind of movie it is. Oh yeah, watch the German version with English Text. It doesn't add words and bad Grammar..Like the English dubbed version does.
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Summary: Perfection!
Review: From the opening credits, this movie had me hooked. Then, as the last ending credits rolled off the screen, I pressed rewind and watched again. From an audio/visual standpoint, this is eaisly one of the best movies ever. The way the images and sounds tell the story is captivating, really making you experience the pressure of the situation that Lola is faced with (and the pressure all of us feel sometimes when faced with the choices of life). The plot, when judged traditionally, is weak. But, two factors make that completely irrelevant. First, this movie details a 20 minute period of the characters' lives. Second, this is a concept film, with the "concept" being "the domino effect." Run, Lola, Run does a beautiful job of illustating the potential importance of every choice we are presented with. This, I believe, was the director's goal, and he certainly succeeded.
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Summary: Strong performances, incredible momentum, exhilerating
Review: "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!
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Summary: Simply spectacular!
Review: 'Run Lola Run' was one of the best movies of 1999, IMHO. The creativity behind everything from the plot twists, to the music (the soundtrack, by the way, is fantastic!), to the animated cut-ins, to the soccer analogy absolutely blew me away! This movie is pure fun and excitement; don't miss it!
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