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"Wir" or "We" is a German movie from 13 years ago, maybe 15 already when you read this review. The 21st century is known, in terms of cinema, for the New German Wave, a huge quantity of films that feature young actors and we find out about their jobs, love, education and lives in general. Daniel Brühl and August Diehl would be two names that come to mind immediately. This film also is one of these, but unfortunately it is not a success. Not every film from that era can be. I personally felt that this 100-minute movie had several negative points. One would be that instead of focusing on 2 or 3 characters in general, the film is packed with so many characters that it considerably lacks focus on several occasions. The result is that none of the characters are elaborated on in a convincing manner that has the audience at the edge of their seats. Writer and director Martin Gypkens tried to make this one work mostly on the dramatic front, but there are comedy references too. The movie comes short in both areas. Gypkens is mostly known for making the "Rico/Oskar" films recently and he has partially stepped up his game in the last decade I will admit. I liked "Am Hang". But back to this one. I am not surprised at all that none of the actors in here are really famous now as they did not convince me. My overall verdict here would be a thumbs-down. I felt this was a pretty boring watch.