West Side Story

Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: December 10, 2021

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 225 Ratings

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robomartionJan 18, 2022

It's good but I don't see why musical movies are just musicals filmed with a camera. If I wanted to watch West Side Story the musical I'm sure its on somewhere. Although it is good I don't see any point to his film existing. It is a carbonIt's good but I don't see why musical movies are just musicals filmed with a camera. If I wanted to watch West Side Story the musical I'm sure its on somewhere. Although it is good I don't see any point to his film existing. It is a carbon copy clone of the musical but instead projected onto a screen. The problem is there is no depth to the characters outside of their songs and when the characters switch from a serious conversation to dancing and singing in the middle of the street you can't help but face palm. You could adapt the musical into a real film with real believable characters instead of theatrical, singing cardboard caricature cutouts, but then you would lose the charm of the whole thing in the first place. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. If you ask me musicals are best left where they came from - on the stage.

The other pain in this movie is the un-subtitled Spanish dialogue which is probably nearly a third of the words spoken. Whatever reason they want to give for that given isn't good enough. It actually divides the audience because its like the Puerto Ricans are speaking under their breath so the Americans can't hear it. Although Ansel Egort does very well singing, his acting in this movie reminds me a lot of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker - which I don't know if it fits the character - and Maria does not seem to have a moral compass or any values that make her likeable at all. Overall I got a bad taste of Puerto Ricans as duplicitous and conniving from this movie and it made me like them less than went I went in and I can assume that is the probably opposite of the aim of the movie.… Expand

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HerickDienerMar 6, 2022

A versão apaixonada de "West Side Story" por Steven Spielberg é um espetáculo sem som. Tudo está em seu perfeito lugar, mas nada a acrescentar ou falar.

A indiferença para com o assassinato de um dos personagens e um número musical inseridoA versão apaixonada de "West Side Story" por Steven Spielberg é um espetáculo sem som. Tudo está em seu perfeito lugar, mas nada a acrescentar ou falar.

A indiferença para com o assassinato de um dos personagens e um número musical inserido em um dos momentos mais dramáticos do filme me fez ter certeza de que não foi uma boa ideia ressuscitar essa história que envelheceu como leite.

Mas, apesar de tudo, pelo menos serviu para Ariana DeBose dar o seu show particular. Cada segundo que ela está em cena é dela, que de coadjuvante não tem nada. Seja cantando ou dramaticamente atuando, ela entrega.

No geral, eu só queria que eles realmente se matassem para o filme acabar.… Expand

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DukeJonMar 6, 2022

An almost carbon copy of the original movie. The only improved scene is the changes to the song "America", which is taken out into the street. The casting of Rita Moreno, who won an oscar for the 1961 version of the movie, is welcome thoughAn almost carbon copy of the original movie. The only improved scene is the changes to the song "America", which is taken out into the street. The casting of Rita Moreno, who won an oscar for the 1961 version of the movie, is welcome though what should have been a walk on cameo ends up being a minor role - it felt like she was shoe-horned in for the sake of it. I don't think the additions that included her improved the story. With Spielberg and the score I was expecting something amazing, but left with a feeling of a huge missed opportunity. I also don't know why there were so Spanish-speaking scenes, was this to shame the audience into not knowing the language?… Expand

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MetacriticOnurFeb 24, 2022

admirable
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worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.

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CheblowJun 13, 2022

it is okay to see it but felt too tired to watch it at once, dancing is classic and supporting actress is talented.

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Mauro_LanariApr 15, 2022

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Elegant, fluid, rhythmed. Ordinary administration for Spielberg. Three notes. 1) If it's a musical, why not judge the quality of the score as well? It was not done for the mediocre ones of "Les Misérables" (Hooper 2012) and "La(Mauro Lanari)
Elegant, fluid, rhythmed. Ordinary administration for Spielberg. Three notes. 1) If it's a musical, why not judge the quality of the score as well? It was not done for the mediocre ones of "Les Misérables" (Hooper 2012) and "La La Land" (Chazelle 2016), in this case "America" is catchy and little more. Among the problems of recent Disney musicals there is precisely a deficit of unforgettable songs. 2) Who compares it to "Romeo and Juliet" has ever read Shakespeare's version? Does he know that tragedy was not invented by him, that it has a very long tradition, did he ever watch the underrated film adaptation directed by Castellani in '54? 3) The youthful social clash does not dare or risk Coppola's experimentalism ("Rumble Fish" 1983) with his compositional masterpiece "Don't Box Me In". Why is Spielberg always so classic?… Expand