This film was among the most interesting films I have ever seen. By the time it had ended, however, I decided that I enjoyed it thoroughly. It recounted three differing story lines of how Lola and her boyfriend Manni acquired 100,000 marks which they owed someone but he had lost. In each of the first two scenarios, either Lola or Manni had close calls with death. Both of the first two story lines has detailed affects on others along the way as well. In the final scenario, neither Lola nor Manni were injured, and they not only paid off the money, but ended up with a great deal to keep for themselves!
There were certain aspects of this film that were quite disturbing to begin with. Initially, the "running" music was freaking me out a great deal. It was a cross between house and techno music and it was accompanied by this creepy animated Lola on screen, running. Also, the appearance of Lola was disturbing to say the least. However, all of these things came together as the plot unfolded. For example, it made sense for Lola to look this way when her father spoke in a heavily condescending manner to her, denying ever having fathered her. It also made sense for her to look unkempt when she was in the casino and finally won money, for others to be looking at her like she was insane; for this to have been such an unorthodox win. The deeper the plot became, the more the smaller details made sense.
I suppose I walked away still unsure of the point of the three different story lines. However, with both the first ones ending unhappily, I was very relieved by the movie's end. I am not one who is a typical fan of happy endings but the primary scenarios had such devastating aspects to them, it was refreshing to know that Lola and Manni made out ok. The turn of events sort of had me rooting for them a great deal! I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I would definietly see it again if given the opportunity.
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