A welcome surprise to have enjoyed this as much as I did. Tremendous directing, beautiful cinematography & an intriguing story that unfolds at perfect pace. Tykwer helps us ask questions about human relationships and discover them in a new light.
I love the way the movie reveals its plot: split screens, dream sequences, arrangements of hopes and fears. If it wouldn't have focused on sex so much I would call it a masterpiece.
This is one interesting story. Do we have to make a choice all the time? This movie asks this question in a very strange way and forces your limits of perception. This line from the movie is enough to explain the plot: "Just say farewell to your deterministic understanding of biology" And what I will remember from this movie: The stunning location of the pool :)
1) Mann mit Hodenkrebs und sterbender, dann plastinierter Mutter; irgendwie Künstler 2) Mann, Stammzellenforscher. Getrennt. Sohn anscheinend computerspielsüchtig. 3) Frau, einstweiliges Handicap: Österreicherin, später schwanger. Mitglied eines Ethikrates und Moderatorin einer verquasten Fernsehsendung. 1 und 3 verlieben sich in 2. Bekommt man gezeigt, fühlt man aber nicht Ort: Berlin (naturally), gestelzt urban
I feel very weird through this film like ok Tykwer intended to telling us there could be another type of relationship than monogamous marriage. But why these two people should legaly marry in the first place while their threesome could be severely disproportionated by such an act. Is this his real life desire? Maybe so. I don't know.
Wow. What happened to the promising director who gave us Run Lola Run? This film is a huge pile of testicular rot.
The usual motifs of synchronicity, chance, and free will vs. fate reach a new level of maturity and subtlety for Tykwer, but the real meat of this story is not delivered. How harmonious can "three" really be? Although what's given is enjoyable, I wish we could have been given more.
Filme sind halt keine Mathematik, eins plus zwei ergibt nicht unbedingt drei. In diesem Fall ist "Drei" sogar gleich null, ein Nichts, eine Versuchsanordnung ohne Inhalt, ohne Ergebnis. Ich bin noch nie ein Tykwer-Fan gewesen, aber jetzt überlege ich es mir vorher bestimmt dreimal, nochmals einen seiner Filme im Kino anzuschauen.