60 Minuten

Arzt, Lehrer, Müllmann, Bäcker oder MMA-Kämpfer, jeder liebevolle Vater, ungeachtet seines Berufs, würde durch ganz Berlin, Prag, Paris rennen, um unter solch angespannten Umständen die Geburtstagsfeier seiner Tochter zu schaffen. Nur der Letztgenannte hat aber die größte Hoffnung auf Erfolg, wenn ihm harte Typen auf den Fersen sind, die ihm Schaden zufügen wollen. Kein Film-Meisterwerk, aber eine gelungene deutsche Unterhaltung. (20.02.2024)

Netflix’s latest german action martial arts brawler is more or less a manly variation of Run Lola Run. The MMA protagonist doesn't want to lose his daughter, so he blows off an important fight and rushes across Berlin to find her. He has 60 minutes to do so, but dangerous people have bet on his match and they are now after him. It is very suspenseful and intense and it moves forward fast. The main character is likeable, the fights are captured in one shot and although they are a bit staged and artificial, it didn't bother me much because the camera work is clear, dynamic, and brutal (although it lacks limb-breaking and blood). There is plenty of action, visually it's fine, the story is silly but fortunately that’s not a problem this time. It's an easygoing action flick without ambitions, but I liked it. 6/10. (23.01.2024)