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West Side Story
U/A (INDIA)
2021
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Positive Reviews
30
Negative reviews
7
Average Rating
3.7
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4.5
Spielberg was happy to oblige, honoring a sacred piece of musical theater by flexing all over it with some of the most exhilarating setpieces hes ever ..
Indie Wire
4.5
And they have staged their production in a way thats often mesmerizing.
Rogerebert
3.5
Even after few deaths the love isnt affected and it leaves you with little to feel bad about when the inevitable death takes place.
FilmiBeat
4.5
The restless visual artistry of West Side Story finds Spielberg in top form, and he gives the melodrama the vigorous 21st century thematic hows your f ..
Decider
4.5
Spielberg cant solve everything thats creaky and dated about West Side Story as a text.
Npr
4.5
While Spielberg is a wonderful director, theres never been any indication he could deliver on a musical.
Cinema Crazed
1.5
For all of its faults, the original film doesnt rationalize aggressionor racismaway or reduce its characters to single motives.
New Yorker
4.5
The swooning romanticism of the central love story doesnt always align with the roughness of the setting.
The New York Times
0.5
Still, theres often a woodenness to the actors expressions, an excess of soft eyed brooding, that doesnt fully overcome Tonys fundamental drippiness a ..
Los Angeles Times
4.5
Singer Marni Nixon dubs Woods voice and so perfect is the effect that audience isnt aware it isnt actress own voice.
Variety
4.0
Spielberg has tactfully, yet emphatically, crafted a different version that stands (and indeed dances) on its own two feet.
Herald Sun
4.5
Even though you probably know what comes next, this epic is still very much worth your time.
Stuff
4.4
...the story of two rival gangs on the streets of New York as they fight for dominance in what feels like a more significant fit in our modern politic ..
Cinema Sight
3.8
The 355 isnt a bad movie rather, its aggressively average and any lift it receives is, not surprisingly, provided by its powerhouse cast, Kruger in pa ..
Film Frenzy
1.5
Roxanne is a shallow woman who falls in love with Christians beauty and cant see Cyranos soul until it is too late.
Kpbs
4.4
Derived from DC Comics, James Gunns smart aleck supervillain team adventure The Suicide Squad not to be confused with 2016s one word shorter and many ..
Commercial Appeal
4.5
A musical in which Spielberg, at the rhythm of a heart in love, transcribes the essence of the original with a solemn styling that rarely loses the em ..
4.5
It isnt a bad movie; it just isnt an improvement from the sixty year old story.
FlickDirect
1.5
Its hard to see what attracted Spielberg to the project, and, thus, what he was trying to project to his audience.
Patrick Nabarro
3.0
Then again, diverse casting aside, for all the supposed effort that went behind its making, Spielberg doesnt really change much of the originals story ..
Worldo Free L
4.0
Finale In a moving testament to the talented cast and crew of WEST SIDE STORY, Spielberg reluctantly wraps one of the best filmmaking experiences of h ..
Mama's Geeky
4.0
And while the cast knocks these moments out of the park, the standouts for me are the same ones that seem to have grabbed the collective since the fil ..
Jaredmobarak
4.5
felt more heartrending as an ode than this film and twists it a little.
MSN
4.5
Of all the ways to update aspects of these characters, this feels like the most obvious one, but it doesnt take away from its impact.
Flickering Myth
3.0
Spielberg brings his brilliant visual prowess, but Elgort is severely miscast. As a result, the movies core is gutted. However, when the film moves to ..
Showbiz Cheat Sheet
4.5
But bigger, when it is equated with explication, isnt always effective.
Stabroek News
1.5
In that moment, it doesnt matter that hes an ex con with ties to a street gang determined to drive their Puerto Rican rivals out of their turf.
Miamiartzine
4.5
And the violence doesnt look like old fashioned movie violence; it looks like it hurts and kills.
Deep Focus Review
3.5
Think about the efforts here to extend that prologue and showcase the grittiness of the streets... Neighborhoods arent neglected, they are being demol ..
Film Spotting
1.5
Tony Award winning Broadway choreographer Justin Peck did an excellent job with the dance sequences, although, dancing knife fights didnt really work ..
Moviefone
4.5
The tragedy of West Side Story is as poignant today as it was back in the 60s.
4.4
Spielbergs West Side Story reminds us of the magic of cinema while redefining the iconic story for a new generation of cinephiles.
1.5
Ultimately, Campions portrait of a repressed cowboy, I think, flatters Hollywood.
The Baffler
4.5
It certainly doesnt clarify the problem of obviousness that keeps West Side Story from exemplary status, even if some of its sequences are among the m ..
KENS 5 TV
3.8
With Red Rocket, Baker again reminds us why hes one of the most interesting filmmakers working today.
Queerty
4.3
That feels like a totally cogent intro Reminiscence A fantastic cast and an intriguing premise cant save this dystopian noir mystery from getting off ..
Alternative Lens
4.5
(West Side Story proves that) Spielberg can still muster the kind of wonder that made his name. However, the hallowed status of his inspiration means ..
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