Watching a movie a little out of my comfort zone always makes me skeptical but this one surpassed my expectations. “What We Wanted” is a new Netflix original that just came out on Nov. 11. This movie focuses on a German couple in their early to mid-40s who are unable to conceive a child. As a result, they decide to take a vacation to a northern Italian island called Sardinia. Upon arrival, they are met with loud neighbors who increase the tension of them not having a child.

This movie is very unique, the plot, the personalities of the characters, and the interactions are nothing I’ve really ever seen before in other movies. The vibe is definitely more melancholy as the couple cannot conceive. The lack of dialogue and the disconnect between the viewer and the character’s thoughts are quite irritating as well. The dialogue is very mellow and between Niklas, played by Elyas M’barek, and Alice, played by Lavinia Wilson, they don’t really have a positive encounter with one another until the end I’d say.

The disconnect and lack of dialogue leave you having to process and put together a lot of the movie in your head. They cut off scenes when one of the actors hasn’t answered a question in the argument, and then cut to another scene of them spending time together. It’s annoying because you don’t know what to think and then you become confused because there is no context, therefore resulting in having to make a conclusion up in your head.

“What We Wanted” is not an English movie and actually has quite a few European characteristics in the movie as well. It is a German movie but luckily Netflix offers you the option to listen to it in English and/or use English subtitles. Although I am not going to lie, the English dialogue doesn’t match up 90% of the time so your subtitles will read one thing, but then in English, they’ll say a completely different thing, so that is confusing and annoying as well.

One aspect of the movie that I thought appeals to a more teenage audience, is the use of zodiac signs and astrology. You might think that that is strange due to the context I’ve given you but, Niklas and Alice do eventually become friends with the loud neighbor family. The neighbor’s wife, Christl, played by Anna Unterberger, was real fond of astrology and even used it on Niklas and Alice to explain that childbirth might be troubling for the couple.

A fair warning though, the movie is rated MA (mature audiences) which I was unaware of before watching, so just be mindful that there are a few scenes in there that might make you gasp. Without giving away the ending, it is quite saddening but also a little confusing when you reach the very last scene.

Although this movie wasn’t the greatest I’ve watched, it was still interesting and kept me interested enough to not dread sitting through the rest of the movie. I would rate this movie a 6.5-7 out of 10 but recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a quick interesting watch.