‘West Side Story’ movie review: A scrupulously woke revival from Spielberg
The Hindu
The director’s adaptation of the 1957 stage musical is a lavish, if slightly vanilla take on the famous lovestruck teenagers
Steven Spielberg apparently wanted to remake Westside Story forever. As a child, he said it was the only popular music allowed in his home and he fell in love with it. So here is his adaptation of the 1957 musical, where William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers are moved to 1950s New York with the Montagues and Capulets being replaced by warring street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets.
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The Jets are a white gang led by Riff (Mike Faist) fighting for control with the Puerto Rican Sharks led by Bernardo (David Alvarez). Riff’s best friend, Tony (Ansel Elgort), is just back from prison.
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