Review of West Side Story (2021) by Habibiehakim — 10 Dec 2021

8.5/10.

Is there a time that I feel it was too long? yes, did I still prefer the original than this? yes, is it bad? no, is it perfect? no, is it still great? yes, it's Spielberg's musical debut, remaking one of the Musical Masterpiece, it's a charming movie, when it's charm it's charm, it's groovy it's fun, and I just can't get over the Tonight song, it always give me chills, as a guy who very loved the 1961 movie, it is feels not fresh, and that was one important thing on making a remake, that's the challenge, making it still fresh like it was new, and for a people who never saw the 1961 movie, I think they gonna like it more than I am, besides the lack of the movie, Steven Spielberg's West Side Story is beautifully shot, same like they do in the original, the performance are all brilliant, and the 50s set and style are perfect, overall Steven Spielberg's West Side Story was not as good as the original but it still a very well made film, a great movie, and I still like it.