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Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Great Video Game
Review: Concocted with a particularly 90s gunpowder mix of comic books, electronica, video games, animation, and MTV, this film explodes onto the screen with color, fury, and, surprisingly, intelligence. In fact, it never stops going off.

The basic plot here is simple. Lola must get money to her boyfriend immediately or else he's a corpse. The genius is having the plot twist back upon itself, stealing the video game convention starting the story over when Lola fails several times and giving her another chance to pull the task off. This should be a cute but shallow gimmick; instead, it is utilized with an unusual cleverness and purpose.

I shan't give any of the twists or turns away; suffice to say that each "new life" actually reveals more about the characters and their motivations than I would ever had imagined.

A exciting collage of media, Run Lola Run offers extreme entertainment with hints of unsuspected substance.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: one of my favorites of all time
Review: I saw this movie in the theaters and I can not wait until it comes out on video. The music is fabulous, her hair is awesome, and the structure of the time sequences is very well done. I recommend this to anyone even if they don't like running or foreign movies.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: It's creative and fun, but a bit overrated by people.
Review: It's creative and fun, but a bit overrated by people. I can't see too deep a meaning from this "music video with a plot". Admittedly it's a must buy for it's originality.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WHEN GERMANS ASCEND TO THE BRIGHTEST HEAVENS OF PERFECTION
Review: I saw this film accidentally and since then I feel extremely lucky.Every part of this movie is amazing.The story is good, the casting is amazing,the director has made miracles...etc. The point is, that not only what u see is perfect but also the music that plays the role of pictures' "counter-part". I have seen this film 5 times. RUN...AND SEE IT!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A kinetic, music driven, sprint.
Review: A kinetic, music driven sprint throught the most intense 20 minutes of one young life... times 3. The cinematography is astounding, some of the visuals in this film are gripping not only because of the lovely young Franka Potente but also the way the camera captures the pure primal energy of her considerably well-shaped body in motion. Not overly heavy on plot or opportunity for outstanding acting as a whole this film doesn't lack at all in visual and auditory appeal. What story their is present is perfectly understated for the purpose of the overall movie, and the scenes that develop the main characters and their emotional motivations are well handled in both the direction of Tom Tykwer and the acting of Potente and Bleibtreu. All in all I would give the film 4.5 stars, but I rounded up for the sake of this review.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Easily one of the best films of all time.
Review: I saw this movie for free at a European film festival, and I feel *lucky* to have done so! I liked it so much that I saw it again, and I loved it AGAIN! I'm hoping it goes mainstream so that it gets the audience it deserves (and video prices will go down ;-) ).

Not only does it excellently execute ALL the elements of the film; it also leaves you thinking - about fate, luck, and even love. The way Tom Tykwer blends wonderful cinematography, infectious music, and innovative montages of different film techniques and formats into a highly immersive movie is sure to be appreciated by critics, serious movie aficionados, and masses alike. Emotionally, one feels immediate affinity and sympathy to the lead characters and their situation, the humor is seamlessly infused in the film (read: no jokes or comedic cliches, yet it WORKS!), and the powerful bond between Lola and Manni is very subtle, but very stated at the same time. If only for its sheer novelty and refreshing nature, I believe this film will be one that will be remembered in this century's movie history for its perfection in combining universal themes, visual and aural cinematic elements, classic film formulas, and, well, innovation!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: RLR is my all time fav movie
Review: RLR is filled to the brim with all sorts of neo-techno effects, and the acting is brilliant. It's definitely one of, if not the, best films out there.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Creative and Refreshing
Review: This was one of the best movies I have seen in years. It was fast pace and very entertaining. I really enjoy the "ending." The lead character Lola is awesome she is tough and also very feminine at the same time. I would highly recommend this film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I must add my voice
Review: to those who are praising this movie. It is fun, it is profound, it is whimsical, it is confrontational--everything that Hollywood movies are not. It is the kind of movie that demands repeated viewings. A MUST BUY!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: an unordinary movie with a pumping soundtrack
Review: "Lola rennt" is the original title. And in Germany the movie was the hit of the year. But the film has some unreal scenes, for example when lola runs around a corner, she returnes in a street which is 7 km from that corner. But I like that movie because of some great scenes and the brilliant soundtrack that makes lola run even faster.


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