Les Jones: Movie: Run, Lola, Run

June 07, 2004

A&E > Movie: Run, Lola, Run

Lola's boyfriend, Manny, was delivering money for the mob, and mislaid it on the subway. Now he has just 20 minutes until his contact arrives to take the money. Just 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 DM or he'll be killed.

The movie follows Lola's attempt to come up with the money in something lke real-time. That makes you wonder how the producer plans to fill an 81 minute movie with a 20 minute sequence of events, and thatleads to the film's hook. You get to see Lola's efforts not once but three times. Each effort shows slightly different decisions, and the different outcomes for the main characters and incidental actors.

The movie is in German, with subtitles, and we found the subtitles easy to follow. The live action is accented with occasional animation, and the action and editing keep your attention.

Posted by lesjones

Comments

I watched it years ago and concider it one of the better European movies brought over here.
The main actress was the one who played in the Bourne identity.

Posted by: gunner at June 07, 2004

She also stars in The Princess and the Warrior which was written and directed by the same guy who did Run Lola Run.

Posted by: Jesse at June 11, 2004