Offers a riveting depiction of the classic collision of fate and character, with geography in this instance playing a crucial role.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Angst-ridden, yet graceful, stylish, and optimistic allegory about swerving off one road and finding your way back via another.
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Kinetic, sexy and full of meaningful coincidences and intertwined fates.
70
Film.comTom Keogh
Film.comTom Keogh
As he did in "Run Lola Run," he has clearly patented an original combination of cinematic eye and ear candy and a profound, irresistible fascination for the role of chance in this world.
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
From its ominous opening to its spectacular climactic stunt, the hypnotic precursor to director Tom Tykwer's "Run Lola Run" is a quieter but creepier affair.
63
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
A tedious, soapy romp about overlapping lives and destiny.
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Characters are manipulated and lives made whole in ways both satisfying and unexpected.
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
I can't yet decide whether the film works or not, but it certainly held me for its full two hours.
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It's slow and pretentious, full of craggy Bavarian snowscapes and dour "mystical" portents that seem to circle back to nothing but themselves.
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A cold, emptily stylish exercise -- and one that sorely lacks the speed and vigor that made "Lola" run.