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Run Lola Run
- Review Date: May 7, 2003
- R
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 1999
Common Sense Media says
Teens with a taste for the offbeat may like this one.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that there is some rough street language, references to out-of-wedlock pregnancy and adultery, and that the main characters live on the edge of the underworld -- the money Manni leaves on a train belongs to a drug dealer.
What's the story?
RUN LOLA RUN is a German import about Lola (Franka Potente), who gets a frantic phone call from her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), and has only 20 minutes to find a large sum of money, or he will be killed by the drug dealer to whom he supposed to deliver the money. Lola rushes to save Manni from the drug dealer, and from himself -- he plans to hold up a store if she cannot get him the money. When she interacts with people on her way -- and in her way -- we get glimpses of what their lives ahead will hold. Lola runs to the bank where her father to ask him for the money. But he has his own problems. She does not make it in time, and the result is tragic. But Lola is determined not to let that happen again. All of a sudden, we are back in her apartment and she is getting Manni's call again. Everything starts over, but with tiny differences that have huge consequences for Lola and Manni and for the people around them. It takes three tries before Lola's running is over.
Is it any good?
Teenagers with a taste for the offbeat will enjoy this movie. It's fun to watch, with a lot of very clever jump cuts and effects, and it can be a nice jolt for teens who are used to pedestrian big-budget film-making.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the movie's theme and about the way that the tiniest choices and interactions can have the most wide-reaching consequences.
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R rated?
I'm not quite sure why exactly this movie is rated R. It does have some language, a little violence, a little bit of stuff involving drugs, but it doesn't have that much. Of course, you would need to be somewhat mature to appreciate the movie to it's fullest, but I would say that 16 + is a little more than necessary.
The movie itself is a very good movie, with very original plot and great execution.
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Bombastic german movie has bad role models.
The movie has three different endings, so all of the scenes listed here are only present one time.
(SPOILERS may follow:)
You need to know: one of the protagonists is a drug dealer, and his girlfriend does everything to rescue him, she even becomes criminal herself. Her father has an affair, a homeless guy steals.
Really: NO ONE in this movie is admirable.
There are a few violent scenes:
-Lola threatens her father with a gun.
-Lola's father gets killed in a car accident.
-Manny gets killed in a car accident (little blood).
-Lola get shot (little blood)
-An extremely brief still shot of a woman with her wrists cut (this is only a still shot and it is very unimportant, so it is not any disturbing.)
-You may want to know that there is a still shot of a man and a woman in S&M suites (again, extremely brief and in no context).
The language in this movie mostly caused the R-Rating, though i think the translation could be wrong (I have not seen the translated version cause i speak german). Lola says "Scheisse" a lot, but it actually means "s**t" or "cr*p". She never says the german world for "F**k". And "s**t" is a word that is usually allowed at PG-13 movies.
I think this movie is PG-13 at MPAA's standards.
You have to know your child if it admires movie characters or if it can make a difference between real life and movies.
I think it is suitable for viewers 14 and up.
The movie is one of my favourite movies ever. The movie is an orgy of style, it features animated sequences, split screens, black/white sequences and a very interesting plot. The music is eurodance, and i love 90s eurodance. You see, it is a german production, a country of which i don't like many movies ("Lola rennt", "Sophie Scholl: die letzten Tage" and "Das Boot" are the only german movies i would give 5 stars), but it is way better then some mainstream hollywood movies.
A total recommendation!
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| Studio: | Columbia Tristar |
| Director: | Tom Tykwer |
| Cast: | Franka Potente, Herbert Knaup, Moritz Bleibtreu |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 81 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | June 18, 1999 |
| DVD release date: | December 21, 1999 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | some violence and language |
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