West Side Story (2021) Reviews & Ratings

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West Side Story reviews

West Side Story holds a 6.9/10 average from 1,844 TMDB ratings.

West Side story: Gritty morality tale with an emotional punch. 85% Not having seen the stage production of "West Side story" or its first film version, which I understand is regarded as a classic, I really don't have a point of comparison for this new film version of the long-running musical theatre staple. Of course, with the US being so effective at exporting its pop culture around the world, I was aware of songs…
— dfle3 (8/10)

Good production. I liked the performers, except Ansel Elgort as the lead male, Tony, who I found to be uninteresting. I never got into the story or the songs. A couple of other thoughts: * Carefully choreographed Broadway-style dance routines severely diminish the menace of street gangs. * Love at first sight is a myth and is a very bad reason to kill or be killed. (Intense attraction, curiosity, and lust at first s…
— Chad Jordahl (4/10)

Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/it-all-begins-tonight-west-side-story-review<a> This film is a still (sadly) all-too-relevant story about how hatred infiltrates communities and the struggle to find a place to belong. West Side Story is about creating a home, however, you choose to define the word. Unfortunately, the miscasting of Tony brings down what could have been…
— beyondthecineramadome (9/10)

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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