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The War on Good Movies

Boy, this war thread is like a breath of fresh air. All the new points everyone's making really have got me thinking...that it is time to talk about another movie.

Lola Rennt/Run, Lola, Run is a great flick. It came out in the late 90s, and was written and directed by the German director Tom Tykwer.

Here are some things that you'll see in Lola Rennt that you won't see in any of the big summer blockbusters:

Ambiguity - when this movie is over, you don't really know what happened.

Franka Potente - who's a great actress with unconventional looks. She was in the first Bourne movie and got killed off in the second one, but if you want to she her act in a complex role, look at Der Krieger und die Kaiserin/The Princess and the Warror, another Tom Tykwer movie.

Exiting Action with Minimal Special Effects - Yep, just a woman running through the street. No CGI, no huge set, no outlandish costumes.

Lola Rennt is on the cable channel IFC this month, so you have a chance to see it for free if you're interested.

Now, back to the war....

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