Wir

This German version of L'Auberge Espagnole has nothing of the charm and characterbuilding of it's french counterpart. None of the characters seem interesting, but maybe this is because we don't get a chance to really get to now them. The film is full of conversations but they really lead nowhere.... and this wasn't the intention, believe me ! This is like good times, bad times; with a younger(but not more interesting) cast.

The film is set in Berlin, hottest town in Europe (read the mags !), but not that you would notice: a missed chance ! The photography and direction is exceptionally bland and misses all creativity!

Music is fun though, you don't hear German krautrock all the time...

This movie is not really the German version of 'L'Auberge Espagnole' - 'Wir' is much darker and shows the other side of life after school. Whereas 'L'Auberge Espagnole' is a lovely comedy, 'Wir' is a drama. The characters are as interesting as in L'Auberge and definetely more complex. This is a movie about feeling aimless, somehow lost and very unsure what to do in the future. The soundtrack is excellent (2Raumwohnung...) and the acting is very good. There is no real plot, there are lots of different stories and sub-narratives which form a more or less chaotic and realistic image of Berlin's students and their problems with finding a meaning of life.

What a very very poor film! What is it? Nothing. It tries to be something like half-documentary, authentic, profound... something! But it's like queuing many absolutely meaningless conversations... or not even that, but monologues of each character because these people don't really talk to each other! Is this a try to make them appear interesting? Well, monologues like "Oooh, a dog! I love dogs! I wanna have a dog!" are going through the whole film!!! If you watch "WIR" you get the impression that berlin students only drink, have sex and ... drink. That's what they do the whole time. No poesy, no creativity, no humor!!! NOTHING! Let's forget the film fast and watch L'Auberge Espagnole!