Review of Run Lola Run (1998) by Michael K — 15 Feb 2010

How far would you go to help someone you love? This is the question Lola is faced with when she finds out that her boyfriend lost 100,000 Deutschmarks in a boggled drug deal. Now, the mob is after him and Lola has 20 minutes to help her lover, or he swears he will rob a store.

The movie only lasts 80 minutes and it is, at times, pretty intense. Franka Potente (of Bourne fame) does a good job portraying the confused lover who is faced with difficult decisions. How much will she compromise in order to save her boyfriend? What is love?

There are some really brilliant and different techniques used in making the movies, and despite their minor roles, I found myself caring about what happened to the supporting characters, despite not even knowing their names (when you watch the movie, you'll understand what I mean). Very interestingly made. You will basically watch the same movie three times with slight variations. However, I was left wondering which ending was the real one.

Overall, good storytelling with some interesting twists, and unique production value. I would recommend.

Note: While this movie is all in subtitles, there is some bad language that is displayed.