Synopsis:

After fiddling some money, Manni has to deliver 20000 DM. Unfortunately he leaves the cash in the subway - a dosser is very happy about that. Now there are 20 minutes remaining for Manni to deliver the money otherwise he's for the high jump. Desperately he phones his girl-friend Lola who helped him out of every situation so far. Will she be able to get 100000 DM in twenty minutes. Well, there are different ways to do that...

Brian's Rating: B- : SPOILER WARNING: This is an interesting movie that sort of reminds me of a long running short film (80 minutes).  It has the feel of a good student film, although better made than that.  It it clearly has an unpolished feel to it, and does not seem professional grade.

The small spoiler is that this film is the time loop that it is based around.  The movie takes the main character, Lola, through 3 alternate realities with different outcomes based upon 1 or 2 seconds difference in her speed.  This concept is cool, I always am intrigued when plot lines revolve around time travel type stuff.  Additionally, she has an unexplained ability to break glass with her scream.

When I first started watching, I did not know the movie had a time loop concept, and so the first sequence of her running through the city seemed terrible drawn out, boring, and pointless.  It was only after the 2nd and 3rd reality where you began to notice that the scenes were not pointless and are in fact earmarking small differences in her time frame.  These result in larger differences in outcomes.  As she runs, she comes in contact with random individuals and we see a quick still series of still shots portraying the future of that person.  If you pay attention, you will see it change drastically.

In summary, I sort of like the alternate reality thing that happens based upon a 1 or 2 second difference in time on the staircase at the beginning of her run.  It is intriguing, and hence it gets a loose recommendation from me.  However, it does have some problems. It is not filmed well, the transfer to BR was done horribly bad, the acting is not very good, and the incessant techno soundtrack will drive you nuts.  It is not for everybody, but if you like the indy film scene, and subtitles do not bother you, then it is worth a see.
 

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