West Side Story

  • 1961


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Positive Reviews 52
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 4.1/5
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5.0
It is a great movie .. in parts.Mainstream critics loved it in 1961. Rogerebert
4.5
Technically, it is superb; use of color is dazzling, camera work often is thrilling, editing fast with dramatic punch, production design catches mood .. Variety
4.5
His solid direction respectfully doesnt oversentimentalize the material. Austin Chronicle
4.0
Special mention, though, should go to Boris Levens neo expressionist production design and Daniel L Fapps forceful cinematography: the crooked angles, .. Time Out
5.0
You have to admire the way every aspect of the film works toward the emotional impact. Time Out
4.5
You dont feel involved enough and thats when the length gets exhausting. ETimes (TOI)
4.5
You dont feel involved enough and thats when the length gets exhausting. ETimes (TOI)
3.5
Jazz on Film: The jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker is the subject of this documentary that uses archival footage and interviews with many who knew ..
4.5
If youre already a convert, Steven Spielberg will make you love West Side Story all over again. Paste Magazine
3.0
The memorable sequences will stay with you after, but the mediocre and prosaic are mood altering and too close in contiguity. E Film Critic
5.0
is a world unlike any other, a phenomenal filmmaking achievement. E Film Critic
5.0
Even so, its impossible to begrudge the vertiginous energy and feeling that make this one of the great American musicals, and one radically told throu .. Telegraph
5.0
West Side Story never quite shakes off an aura of pretentiousness but its portentousness is stronger and that is all to the good.
5.0
The Warriors as pre imagined by Gene Kelly, this really is the musical for people who dont like musicals.
4.5
Natalie Wood, who was made a hit in the Kazan Inge production of Splendor In the Grass and is the most promising young star of today, gives a fine dra .. Ny Daily News
3.2
The movie was less appreciated for its acting than for its great dancing, especially the ballet dance sequences and its animated original songs (dubbe .. Sover
4.4
And, even though the movie version of the stage production does not play quite as well today as it once did, it still represents a brave and effective .. ReelViews
4.0
WEST SIDE STORY became one of the most popular film musicals in history, largely on the strength of its youth appeal and the aforementioned Robbinss c .. Tv Guide
2.5
Decent 1961 adaptation of the Bernstein Robbins musical, if you can handle Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood in the leads. Chicago Reader
3.8
Filmmaker Rupert Wyatt has infused Rise of the Planet of the Apes with an almost astonishingly slick and fast paced sensibility that proves impossible .. Reel Film Reviews
4.5
The whole thing crackles and explodes with vitality, yet it remains a vitality subject to the beat of a conductors baton, vitality disciplined and con .. The Times
5.0
And surely the only Oscar ever given to an actor for merely looking good went to the elegant George Chakiris. Radio Times
4.5
West Side Story (review) by MaryAnn Johanson Shakespeare on Love West Side Story is a brilliant updating of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, the two war ..
3.0
If the leads strain, the supporting cast is first rate, with half a dozen great performances. Emanuellevy
5.0
It sounds great, with excellent immersion and clarity, but I imagine that long time fans of the film who would savor hearing the original six track mi .. Q Network
4.0
A TRULY ARRESTING MUSICAL Its the groundbreaking combination of toe tapping tunes and wailing pathos, which makes this a truly arresting musical. Bbc
5.0
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4.0
This adaptation of the Broadway hit has only half the vitality of the stage show. But even that half renders it a classic. Standard
3.0
THE APARTMENT | Main | HEAVENS GATE WEST SIDE STORY Click Here to Visit the FilmBlog for Artwork, Movies, Music, News, Photos, Politics, Posters, Revi .. Coles Mithey
5.0
West Side Story 4.0 / 4.0 A landmark screen musical that left its own indelible stamp on popular culture.West Side Story (1961) (1961) 153 min. Groucho Reviews
4.0
West Side Story, for all of its silliness for today, is still an epic film. 7M Pictures
5.0
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
4.0
But West Side Story will principally always be remembered for its music.
3.8
The dancing is so graceful, energetic and unique that it thrills from the first number and doesnt let up. Three Movie Buffs
4.5
What they have done with West Side Story in knocking it down and moving it from stage to screen is to reconstruct its fine material into nothing short .. Ny Times
5.0
But ultimately, it all works: the story gives the singing and dancing more resonance, and the musical stuff makes the story less depressing. Montreal Film Journal
3.0
(I Like To Be In) America really is a terrific number and classic showtune. Film Guardian
3.5
Bernsteins music, Sondheims lyrics and Robbinss choreography are great, but as a movie it falls short of the truly inspired cinematic musicals. Film Guardian
5.0
(To me, the last line sounded vaguely like Everyone there will have no tears!).And one final note. Articles Chicago Tribune
5.0
Garish but compelling colour complements most of the songs in fine style. Sky
4.5
Robert Wise hits the mark in creating an interesting and dramatic environment, with ordinary observations about immigrants. El Pais (Spain)
4.5
Profoundly affecting in the virtuosity of ensemble performance art. Vulture
3.0
Im such a freaking sucker for Bond that Ive purchased almost all of MGMs triple dip set of Bond films I have three versions of all 21 movies.There was .. Eclipse Magazine
4.5
Technically stunning, with dazzling choreography matching an unforgettable score. Web Archive
4.5
Leonard Bernsteins haunting musical score, Stephen Sondheims humorous and powerful lyrics and Robbins exciting and strikingly modern choreography have .. OutWeek
4.5
Music, as only a gifted Leonard Bernstein can compose it, dominates the film. An enticing, tantalizing, mesmerizing pattern of melody holds the story .. OutWeek
1.5
It is only fair to add that the technical credits, as they say, are all impeccable and the performances good enough within the limits laid down for th .. OutWeek
4.5
A radiant and touching performance by Natalie Wood as a Puerto Rican beauty in a New York slum is only one of the many strong points of this superb mu .. Maclean's Magazine
4.5
For the superlative minded, West Side Story is the most expensive musical film ever made. Its also one of the best. Associated Press
4.5
West Side Story is still one of the best film adaptations of a musical ever created, and the finest musical film of the 60s. Film Site
0.5
Nevertheless, by sheer theatrical intensity, the film transcends its specious materials. Content Time
3.0
stands proudly alongside other musicals that retain their relevance Old School Reviews
4.4
An energetic and vibrant musical that modernizes the Romeo and Juliet story ably and with great passion. Cinema Sight
1.5
Jerome Robbins choreography was as good as the critics said it was, but I was bothered by its unresolved discord with the real story. Esquire Magazine
4.5
Among celebrated films, West Side Story is a rarity: it actually lives up to all the ballyhoo. Baltimore Afro-American
4.5
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