When I first saw the movie, I thought it was very good and I originally gave it 8/10. I found it fast paced, exciting, creative,etc even though some of the edits were total show offs that had nothing to do with anything(for example: When Lola runs into a character, there are snap shots of what happens to that character later on for no reason).
Then, I watched it the second time and realized that the editing and pacing is all the movie has. The story isn't well explained. Why exactly do these gangsters for her boyfriend to give them the $100,000? There's no real explanation. Nor is there an explanation why he didn't tell Lola sooner. There are two ways this movie could have gone, story wise, but it didn't go in either direction:
1. The whole movie could have been told in a single point of view without being divided up by three possibilities with the point of view being, of course, Lola's. This way it would be less predictable by the second or third act of the movie.
2. Another possibility is if the writers go with the multiple scenarios, but not just through Lola's eyes. For example: The first act could work just fine as it is, but the second act could focus on what her boyfriend is doing the whole time Lola is running to him when she isn't on camera. Then a third point of view could be what her parents are going through at the same second the first and second acts of the film take place. This way, it won't repeat the same thing almost exactly the same way. A much better movie that deals with different possibilities like this is Rashomon. In that one, it's the same story told from different characters. No necessarily repeating the same story with a slightly different ending. I now give Run Lola Run 6/10
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FairlyTwisted
13 years ago
So, why do you think it deserves 6/10? It sounds like you don't like it very much now and find it pointless. Unless you usualy give 6 to movies you don't like, than my bad.
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the sphynx
13 years ago
"Why exactly do these gangsters for her boyfriend to give them the $100,000?"
I'm gonna guess you meant to ask "Why exactly do these gangsters expect for her boyfriend to give them the 100,000 marks?" The answer is that he was a courier, delivering drugs or gemstones, and bringing the payment back to his bosses, the thugs. If he didn't do it efficiently and honestly, he would get dead.
Of course, if you're asking why anyone on the planet would trust the terminally inept Manni to handle any large sum or important errand correctly, I admit I don't see it. He's too dumb to breathe. But I don't think that was your question.
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