Run Lola Run (1998)
[Lola rennt]
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup
Synopsis:
When a courier loses a shipment of cash for a gangster, his girlfriend has to improvise a solution in 20 minutes.
Impressions:
This is one of those movies I heard about when it came out, read a review (back when I still read the paper) and never followed up on it, but it happened to show up on TV, so I gave it a watch. I don't watch that many indie flicks. Sometimes they've got good stuff you wouldn't normally see. Other times it's nothing more than pretentious crap. In this case, it's a clever twist on what would otherwise be a fairly conventional crime thriller. I'd rather not spoil the gimmick here, so let's just say that the movie subverts expectations and dabbles in a little magical realism. It's rather stylish with its rapid cuts, animated inserts and techno score. If you're looking for something a little different, give this one a try.
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