Great Film overall

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This is a brilliant film. Tons of great action and suspense, a real thriller that isn't so much about scaring the audience as just keeping them on the edge of their seats. It also has lots of great comedic moments as well. It's like Groundhog's Day meets Frantic or Sliding Doors... hard to describe but totally unique and will keep your attention.

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.

The synopsis for 'Run Lola Run' is as follows: After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks to save her boyfriend Manni from the wrath of his boss. Now on first glance that looks very thin and it also looks like the plot for a very generic and bland action film. But that's where the viewer can get misled. This film is all about the themes that the director/writer is trying to explore and I find it to be immensely captivating.'Fate', 'Alternate Realities', 'Butterfly effects' etc. are primarily the themes that are dealt with here. These aforementioned themes can sound pretty daunting and heavy, but it is due to the director and writer Tom Tykwer's brilliance that even though the themes are larger-than-life, the film itself is packaged and crafted in the most exciting and enjoyable manner possible. Most parts of the film take place in real time which heighten the tension in the air. It kept reminding me of that brilliant montage in David Fincher's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' which beautifully underlined the concept of the Butterfly Effect which basically deals with the fact that little, subtle and seemingly minor day-to-day events can have a huge bearing on and can alter the fate and destiny of a person's life. Well 'Run Lola Run' is pretty much the film version of that scene revolving around this concept. A connection can also be made with 'No Country for Old Men'. The basic philosophy that drove Anton Chigurh in his gruesome deeds was his belief that everything depended on chance. Free Will and an almighty superpower do not exist. 'Run Lola Run' also explores that very concept of chance and its effect on life and fate through the Butterfly Effect. Similar to 'No Country for Old Men', this film too in a way towards the end hints towards the idea that maybe human decisions borne out of our own will can have some bearing on the outcome of our life and our destiny, and maybe, just maybe there is someone up there who has a hand in shaping our lives by judging the choices that we make. But that's just my interpretation and this film is open to multiple interpretations.Tom Tykwer's vision and his direction has to be admired here. He showed a lot of boldness to make such an experimental film and still make it a film that has an effect in the minds of the viewer. This film is philosophical, but it is also impeccably stylish. The screenplay is influenced by Groundhog Day. The whole film looks like a prolonged 90s music video. The soundtrack comprises primarily of techno pop and percussion based scores and it completely complements the visual style of the film. The cinematography is also admirable. The film is very colourful in nature with colours being used to convey certain themes. Tom Twyker skilfully maintains the speed and the tension of the film throughout the runtime. Another important thing that helps the film is that it is only 81 minutes long. The short length helps it because the novelty of the experimentation and Tykwer's visual style does not wear off.'Run Lola Run' is not only snazzy and exciting, but it is also philosophical and will encourage debates and analytical conversations. I think it is extensively re-watchable too. Highly recommended.

A young woman (Franka Potente) in Germany has twenty minutes to find and bring 100,000 Deutschmarks to her boyfriend before he robs a supermarket.When this film first came out (1998) it was an instant international hit, and revisiting it now (2015) it retains everything it had then. The pulse-pumping music, the multiple choice endings, the "what if" scenarios... fun, fast-paced, exciting and both visually and aurally in high gear.Many films of the 1990s were iconic, and most tended to be nihilistic or dark. This is an exception, being largely upbeat even when the situation is completely hopeless. Should be required viewing.