The Princess and the Warrior, Tykwer's follow-up to Run Lola Run, has to be one of the most misleadingly titled films I've ever come across. Surely it's a medieval fantasy? So why are we in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 10 minutes in? And in a heist scenario some time later?In a nutshell, the life of Franka Potente's mental hospital nurse is saved after a traffic accident by lowlife Benno Fürmann, who then doesn't want to know when she comes looking for him, convinced it all happened as part of some design. So far, so good. Both leads are arrestingly fragile presences and they're given some psychologically well-crafted dialogue to work with.
However, things go off the rails. The potential stifled romance film turns into a crime one instead, and then fantastical elements creep in after all. It's all very interesting, as you watch Tykwer change his mind repeatedly about what exactly he's making, but a bit of a light meal by the end.
6/10
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