Run Lola Run (1999)

Run Lola Run is a quick paced, low budget film about a young woman trying to save her boyfriend who has lost the hundred thousand he was to deliver to a mob boss. She has twenty minutes to find a hundred grand and get to him before he robs a grocery store. As you can expect, the film moves extremely fast to give you a sort of adrenaline rush, quickly cutting to various angles and tracking shots, interspersing cartoons, throwing in small vignettes with no bearing on the story but interesting nonetheless. It's an entirely original film with a great soundtrack, a movie I don't think has been recreated since. The closest equivalent I could come up with are the Crank movies, though I think those are a little more crazy in how they build that bullet train pacing.Lola is a pretty good movie all around though I didn't feel a real connection to it. The characters are built up a bit but ultimately didn't come across as three dimensional to me and the plot was only there to service the action. As an eighty minute film, you can't go wrong and it really is unique and fun. But despite all the originality of the direction and cinematography, I can't help but feel it's still a fairly hollow movie in the end.

This movie is very exciting and I did not experience any dull moment. I only wish it had a smarter ending but definitely worth watching!If you decide to watch this movie, you will be asking all the time what is going to happen next or will end everything in a big disaster next minute?The main actress looks very hot while running and she is running a lot in this movie. So, if you are turned on by a red haired girl running all over town then that movie is for you. And she has good reason to run, after all it's about lots of money and to avoid a hefty sentence and lengthy jail time. You will feel how much is at stake for her and your nerves won't calm down until the very end.

RUN LOLA RUN 1998 Not sure how to describe this 1998 German production. Best to call it a real non-stop thrill ride about a pair of losers. Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu are the said losers. Bleibtreu is a low end dealer who is doing a 100,000 Mark cash pick-up for his boss. Of course he loses the cash and is sure that his crazy boss is going to kill him.He gets on the phone and calls his girl, Potente about the screw-up. Now starts a series of events as Potente tries to round up the cash in just 20 minutes. Out the door she charges and starts running here and there in order to save her boyfriend's life.The film moves at breakneck speed as Potente tries to hit up her banker father for some cash. This does not work so it is back on the street as Potente races to her man's side. The deal here is that the boyfriend intents to rob a nearby market if Potente cannot gather the cash.The whole story starts over again when the first "run" is not a success. This one plays out slightly different but is likewise not a success. The third "run" is again different, but this time there is a happy ending for Potente and Bleibtreu.This one is a film that really needs to be seen. It is damn near impossible to explain the story and do it justice. At only 81 minutes it rocket's along with top flight cinematography and a pounding soundtrack. It is well worth the time investment.I was lucky enough to see it on the big screen and was floored by the whole production. The audience all clapped and cheered at the end.

When Run Lola Run hit the scene my then girlfriend urged me to see it because it was great. I attributed that to the color of her hair, almost as Lola's screaming red, and dismissed the issue.Almost a decade later i came upon a DVD copy on sale in a local store and purchased it. Boy was my initial estimate wrong.From today's perspective, the writing and photography of Run Lola Run are a regular staple in any thriller. However, for the time of it's creation it was revolutionary, although not the first movie to use these means. Not to mention that this movie came from Germany, a country not exactly at the forefront of world's cinematography.The only thing i could complain about is that photography reminded me of TV quality not necessarily cinema level, but that's a detail.And if you're wondering where the floating tram was filmed, it was Wuppertal, apparently the only reason to visit the city.