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By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 09 Dec 2021

Spielberg suppresses his worst tendencies in the uncharted territory of his first movie musical…

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By Don Aucoin (10) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 09 Dec 2021

There have been countless iterations of this masterwork (it was revived again on Broadway as recently as last year), but Spielberg and Kushner…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 09 Dec 2021

Mr. Spielberg’s film is a revelation. He has seized the moment by rethinking and reworking the source material…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 09 Dec 2021

Spielberg and Kushner were right to bring modern attitudes to this beloved warhorse. Their movie, at its best, isn’t just a remake…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 09 Dec 2021

This West Side Story proves someone can still leave their mark on the legend without building it from the ground up…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for The Irish Times (483) on 09 Dec 2021

Not every tweak and shave works — there is a brief, unfortunate vacuum in the closing scene — but Spielberg has given us more than most…

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By Jim Slotek (879) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 09 Dec 2021

This West Side Story retains its ‘50s feel, while polishing this venerable gem of a musical to a greater gleam…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 08 Dec 2021

It’s a dazzling display of filmmaking craft that also feels raw, unsettled and alive…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 08 Dec 2021

Whatever this new adaptation’s popular reception, it’s five times the movie the ‘61 movie was…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 07 Dec 2021

Spielberg and Kaminski have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration for decades, but their work on West Side Story brings the partnership to breathtakingly…

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By Matt Singer (625) for ScreenCrush (954) on 07 Dec 2021

Spielberg’s version improves upon the original in almost every way; the performances are stronger, the casting is better, the script is sharper,…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 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…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 03 Dec 2021

During the production numbers, Spielberg’s camera is almost always on the move, but not in a distracting way…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for ABC News (186) on 03 Dec 2021

Is it sacrilege for Spielberg to re-imagine the Oscar-winning 1961 musical classic? Not when it’s this thrilling…

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By Brian Lowry (913) for CNN (497) on 03 Dec 2021

The new West Side Story doesn't entirely answer the most obvious question, which is why essentially remake a 60-year-old classic…

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By Phil De Semlyen (265) for Time Out (7,510) on 02 Dec 2021

There’s a touch of diet Brando about Elgort’s reformed bad boy-turned-lovebird, but Zegler brings a lovely brand of innocence and conviction…

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By Caryn James (352) for BBC (137) on 02 Dec 2021

Full of energy, wit, passion and tragedy, looking backward and forward at once, it is one of the most moving films of the year…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Dec 2021

The big news about Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is that it’s a magnificent movie, even by Spielberg standards and even by “West…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 02 Dec 2021

There’s no need for Spielberg and Kushner to tease out topicality here…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 02 Dec 2021

West Side Story is contrived, certainly, a hothouse flower of musical theatre, and Spielberg quite rightly doesn’t try hiding any of those…

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