Review of West Side Story (2021) by Dana Stevens for Slate — 06 Dec 2021
The most surprising thing about West Side Story, Spielberg’s most dynamic movie in years, is how at home the director seems in a genre he has never before worked in. The balance between realism and stylization necessitated by the show is so confidently handled you wonder why he waited until age 74 to start making musicals.
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This review of West Side Story (2021) was written by Dana Stevens and published by Slate on 06 Dec 2021.
West Side Story has generally received positive reviews.
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