West Side Story

Steven Spielbergs take on West Side Story is his best film since Munich, and the 4K transfer is an early contender for the best-looking home video release of the year.

Think about the efforts here to extend that prologue and showcase the grittiness of the streets... Neighborhoods aren't neglected, they are being demolished which underscores the irony of these gangs fighting when they have so much in common.

Yes, the plot is still kind of risible, but I left the theater teary-eyed.

Steven Spielberg's sweeping take on the tragic Romeo and Juliette tale dazzles the senses...

West Side Story's dazzling dance routines are fit for the big screen.

Everything here has been turned up to 11, and you can really feel it -- even in numbers that we've heard a thousand times before.

From the audacious opening shot to the decision to stage "America" off of a rooftop; Spielberg, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, and a fabulous adaptation from Tony Kushner enable West Side Story to make all the right choices for a 2021 update.

Dazzling, & truly a throwback to old classic musicals/filmmaking. They don’t make movies like this anymore

West Side Story is about creating a home, however, you choose to define the word. Unfortunately, the miscasting of Tony brings down what could have been a near-perfect movie.

Steven Spielberg elevates a classic romance by refining its wider socio-cultural ideas, creating an impassioned musical bursting with color and festivity