In Tom Tykwer's ode to unquenchable motion, mini-stories emerge when you slow down the whimsical rapid-fire still sequences.

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Adapted from the book by David Mitchell, it lasts almost three hours, and boasts three directors: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, and Andy Wachowski.

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That in itself engenders a problem for the director, Tom Tykwer, who has to drag us through a roster of deaths, barely pausing to introduce the victims.

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