‘The Light’ Review: Tom Tykwer Blasts Us With Issues but No Reason to Engage in Overlong Berlinale Opener
variety.comPeter Debruge Chief Film Critic In “Run Lola Run,” director Tom Tykwer gave his fast-dashing heroine three chances to get things right, a formula that made it the highest-grossing German-language movie to hit the States since “Das Boot.” More than a quarter-century later, the world is still waiting for German cinema’s edgy new hope to repeat on that success.
The director’s latest, an overwrought cri de cœur called “The Light,” marks the third time the always supportive Berlin Film Festival has given Tykwer its coveted kick-off slot.
Although “The Light” is by far his most personal project to date, it would be downright surprising if the film (which Warner Bros.
will release next month in Germany) finds a berth in any other major markets — despite half a dozen kooky musical numbers and the doom-like urgency Tykwer brings to its telling.
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