I first saw this movie a year ago. It was the second or third of the
evening and I was about to doze off as I often do in front of the tv
but it snapped me into total alertness which has never happened
before when I was that sleepy. I was astounded by the video-game-like quality, the incredible effects, the hypnotic music,
and the way it depicted alternate universes so matter of factly. The
heroine is immediately likeable, her dire situation is laid out clearly
and the sense of urgency never lets up. I knew I would have to see
it again and again but I couldn't stand to until now as it is too
intense. It took me a year to absorb it and to contemplate it and to
write this review. The effect was just as profound this second time.
It is upsetting but thrilling, horrifying but healing. It is done almost
in shorthand; only the essentials are there.
The other reviews here mention everything important but I want to
say look out for the quotation by TS Eliot at the beginning. If you
have had something horrible happen in your life it is at least
comforting to imagine that you could start over from the last good
moment before the tragedies started, and have a second - and
third - chance to get it right. Somehow it is healing to see Lola run -
not for her life but for her lover's. She is totally selfless each time
but tiny errors ruin the outcome the first two times. Life cannot be
like this and we cannot start over again but in this fantasy we can
experience the feeling of getting another chance.
A totally satisfying and exhilarating experience.
evening and I was about to doze off as I often do in front of the tv
but it snapped me into total alertness which has never happened
before when I was that sleepy. I was astounded by the video-game-like quality, the incredible effects, the hypnotic music,
and the way it depicted alternate universes so matter of factly. The
heroine is immediately likeable, her dire situation is laid out clearly
and the sense of urgency never lets up. I knew I would have to see
it again and again but I couldn't stand to until now as it is too
intense. It took me a year to absorb it and to contemplate it and to
write this review. The effect was just as profound this second time.
It is upsetting but thrilling, horrifying but healing. It is done almost
in shorthand; only the essentials are there.
The other reviews here mention everything important but I want to
say look out for the quotation by TS Eliot at the beginning. If you
have had something horrible happen in your life it is at least
comforting to imagine that you could start over from the last good
moment before the tragedies started, and have a second - and
third - chance to get it right. Somehow it is healing to see Lola run -
not for her life but for her lover's. She is totally selfless each time
but tiny errors ruin the outcome the first two times. Life cannot be
like this and we cannot start over again but in this fantasy we can
experience the feeling of getting another chance.
A totally satisfying and exhilarating experience.