Run Lola Run (1999) - Movie Details

Presenting his third feature after last year's acclaimed Wintersleepers, Tom Tykwer cranks up the volume, stiffens the pace, and jettisons us on one of this year's most exhilarating cinematic adventures. A breathtaking race against the clock, Run Lola Run straps Tykwers' playfully hip sensibilities to a fun-filled mix of romance, thrills, and action as his tireless heroine pounds the pavement and racks her brain to save her lover from danger. Manni and Lola are twenty-something...

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Movie Review

Few times does a foreign film land in my VCR, but few times does a German movie get such widespread acclaim from my big-budget friends. So what makes a movie about a sharply-red headed girl named Lola who has to get 100,000 marks in twenty minutes by running throughout town so good? Well, that the story is about a sharply-red headed girl named Lola who has to get 100,000 marks in twenty minutes by running throughout town. The fact that three different scenarios play out consecutively with different outcomes each time fit perfectly into this 80 minute film, and that Lola's running action lasts surprisingly well with a hip soundtrack urging her on. Full movie review »

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