West Side Story (2021)

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2021
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156 mins
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Steven Spielberg directs this romantic musical, following the forbidden love of teenagers Tony and Maria in 1950s New York. Screenwriter... More

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West Side Story (2021) | Ratings & Reviews

Spielberg's West Side Story remake might feel like a simulation from Ready Player One, but its dazzling sets and dynamic camerawork provide a richly enjoyable experience.

"A dynamite blend of old-school musical showmanship and modern sensibilities."

Slash FilmSlash Film

"The filmmaker honors a sacred piece of musical theatre... with some of the most exhilarating setpieces he’s ever shot, but there are a handful of puzzling missteps."

IndieWireIndieWire

"You will leave the theatre swooning, in love with the biggest kind of big picture."

The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail

"A new milestone in the career of one of our greatest living directors."

The TelegraphThe Telegraph

"Conviction - a commitment that can't be faked... - is what underpins, energises and ultimately justifies this West Side Story."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"West Side Story is a bursting, live-wire pageant of a movie. I just wish it had a final act that soared instead of lumbering to what feels like an overly determined message-movie landing."

VarietyVariety

"Far from a radical revisionist triumph..."

IndependentIndependent

"Vibrant..."

USA TodayUSA Today

"(A) glowing remake."

Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly

"Review: Steven Spielberg’s transcendent ‘West Side Story’ improves on (the) original’s greatness."

San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle

"An exuberant modern fairytale..."

Time MagazineTime Magazine

"Steven Spielberg has shown us how you remake one of the great movie musicals. Yet I'm not sure if, at any point in this peerless homage, he manages to show why."

The TimesThe Times

"Individual elements work, but (it's) just flat and stiff in the main. And Elgort a dead weight right at the centre."

Little White LiesLittle White Lies

"A stunning, loving spectacle that confidently scales the fence right to the top of the movie-musical pack."

PastePaste

"Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner... untap fierce new resonance in the story’s treatment of immigration, race, gender, masculinity and gentrification."

Time OutTime Out

"Both a reimagining informed by contemporary values and a lavishly mounted throwback."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Is it sacrilege for Spielberg to re-imagine this 1961 musical classic? Not when it's this thrilling."

ABCABC

West Side Story (2021) | Details

Award winner
Best Supporting Actress (DeBose), Academy Awards 2022. Best Supporting Actress (DeBose) and Casting at the 2022 BAFTAs. Best Film (Musical or Comedy), Best Actress (Rachel Zegler) and Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose) winner at the 2022 Golden Globes.
Rating
M, Violence
Runtime
156
Genre
Drama, Musical, Romance
Country of origin
USA

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