West Side Story

West Side Story

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

  • Released: 2021-12-08
  • Runtime: 156 minutes
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Rita Moreno, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Corey Stoll, Brian d'Arcy James, Josh Andrés Rivera, Mike Faist, Ana Isabelle, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Maddie Ziegler, Andrea Burns, Kyle Allen, Curtiss Cook, Jamie Harris, iris menas, Sean Harrison Jones, Patrick Higgins, Julius Anthony Rubio, Ricardo Zayas, Sebastian Serra, Carlos Sánchez Falú, Jamila Velazquez, Talia Ryder, Jamiyka Jones, Michael P.J. Marston, Atif Lanier, Cameron Sawyer, Ben Cook, Gabriela Soto, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Chryssie Whitehead, Eloise Kropp, Michael Ronca, Ilda Mason, iris menas, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, David Aviles Morales, Ricky Ubeda, Andrei Chagas, Adriel Flete, Jacob Guzman, Kelvin Delgado, Yurel Echezarreta, David Guzman, Jess LeProtto, John Michael Fiumara, Kevin Csolak, Kyle Coffman, Harrison Coll, Garett Hawe, Myles Erlick, Julian Elia, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Daniel Patrick Russell, Yesenia Ayala, Gabriela M. Soto, Juliette Feliciano Ortiz, Jeanette Delgado, Maria Alexis Rodriguez, Edriz E. Rosa Pérez, Jennifer Florentino, Melody Martí, Gaby Diaz, Isabella Ward, Leigh-Ann Esty, Lauren Leach, Brittany Pollack, Kellie Drobnick, Skye Mattox, Adriana Pierce, Jonalyn Saxer, Brianna Abruzzo, Halli Toland, Sara Esty, Mike Iveson, Annelise Cepero, Yassmin Alers, Nadia Quinn, Arianna Rosario, Natalie Toro, María Alejandra Castillo, Mannelly Gonzalez Abreu, Maya Haghighi Guliani, Tyler Myers, Jesseudi Marcelino, German M. Castillo, Ciara Calderon, Aubrey Mills, Leonardo Ro, Adrian Castillo, Luke Joseph Fuentes Duculan, Abigail R. Valdez, Navio Lopez, Victor Cruz, Erik Charlston, Clint de Ganon, Dave Phillips, Silvano Monasterios, Ric Molina, Dan Pearson, Hommy Ramos, Jose Ruiz, Jumaane Smith, Dave Noland, Roland Morales, Javier Díaz, Ron Stroman, Rene Ojeda, Feiga Martinez, Mike Massimino, Ryan Woodle, David Bean, Bert Michaels, Joe Lanza, Savannah Renée Rodriguez, Denia Brache, Lesley Bilingslea, Andy Powers, Reginald L. Barnes, Patrick Noonan, Jeff Ward, Pablo Thomas, Paul Niebanck, Ixchel Cuellar, Ricky Garcia, Oscar Antonio Rodriguez, José Ramón Rosario, Doreen Montalvo
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
 Comments
  • fobiw-12892 - 16 May 2024
    Disney x gang violence
    This movie is very mid. Everyone is singing every 5 minutes. Maria's family so so so so boring to listen to. Their lives are so borining. Even I found Romeo and Juliet better than this. This movie is so cringy. Born to read Romeo and Juliet, forced to watch this trash movie.

    I hate this movie so much its a waste of time and nobody should watch it, it cut 10 years off my life and I cant get it back this movie needs to be erased from existence whoever made it is so dumb.

    They sing all of a sudden and its not even funny. The singing is not even good. This is literally the incarnation of Disney collab with gang violence.

    Do not watch this movie. Its 2 hrs and 30 minutes and a waste of time.
  • drft-77046 - 29 February 2024
    David Alverez's performance was totally under-rated
    All the chosen primary actors for this movie were excellent. Knowing many of them, however, I did not see anything transformational or unique in their character performances, They talked and acted as one might expect of them in a day to day conversation or live performance..

    Meanwhile, David Alvarez assumed the character of Bernardo tin a manner that was totally unlike his personal self. It truly was acting at its best. I believe he a deserved a best supporting acting award.

    Finally, no doubt personal and corporate prejudice and preferences cloud objectivity and determines who will be awarded and who will not. Like in so many other cases, I hope and pray Mr. Alvarez does not get stuck on the opinions of those who think they are the one and only true and gifted one..
  • danekera-97717 - 4 September 2023
    Just Didn't Work
    First...it's important to say that I watched this before I watched the original 1961 movie so I didn't like it on its own. But after watching the original immediately after I realized what the issues were. What just didn't work.

    1. The original was a campy 1961 musical...took itself just seriously enough to be an impactful movie. This update tried to do the same but with 2017 production and cultural values. Felt to me like a 'fish out of water' movie. Should've just made it a current movie facing the racism, bigotry, and homophobia that many face today.

    2. Never bought the love between Tony and Maria. No connection between the two characters. No chemistry between Elgort and Zegler. The dance scene behind the bleachers didn't make sense until I saw the original with the other dancers and it made sense.

    3. Tony and Maria had no on-screen presence. Both had almost no facial expressions, even when singing or trying to express love to each other. Elgort just walked around and sang...1961 Tony sang with his eyes and his body...he was interesting to watch. Zegler's Maria might have been trying to convey innocent but she just seemed wooden and expressionless instead.

    The only things that saved this movie for me was the entire 'America' dance scene and Ariana DeBose as Anita. She deserved all the awards that she won.

    And Rita Moreno as Doc was amazing as well.
  • kevinbatek-30406 - 2 December 2022
    Washed all over me
    They say that Steven Spielberg has achieved the impossible with this new 2021 version of the deep musical performance, West Side Story...and I would be one to agree with that!

    My Grandma Dierks came over to watch this with me, and the film mesmerized the both of us! With nice and careful planning, and respect payments to the older version from 1961, Spielberg has taken musicals to a whole new level. His direction and cinematography were through the roof, presenting beautiful shots, smooth moving camera movements, and just the right amount of length, so we could see everything there was to see.

    My three favorite performances were from Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (Maria), and Mike Faist (Riff). Ansel plays with an excellent and greatly moving personality, showing us how reluctant he is to get back into all the trouble making the Jets like to stir up around their crumbling city (with has superb scenery by the way). Tony wants to move on, let love help him become a better person, but he doesn't know how to tell his old gang members, when all they want to relish in is trouble. Mike gave a rough, tough, and very loveable performance as the Jet leader Riff; Riff seems to fight for what he believes in a little too much, not caring about if or when someone just might get hurt, or killed, from all the ruckus he's stirring up. And last, but certainly not least, for her first major film role as the sweet, pretty, innocent Maria, Rachel Zegler was my all time favorite performer!! Her vocals were extraordinarily dazzling and captivating! I can tell she is destined for greatness after watching her in this musical!

    I also highly enjoyed the dancing and costumes; the songs, music, suits and dresses, and dance moves all fit perfectly for each number! I personally like the Jet's Theme and the Ballroom Dance the best!

    If you were highly touched and blown away from the first version of this deep-digging musical from 1961, this new version who do just the same! Don't forget your tissues incase you get a little teary-eyed!
  • damlaordek - 28 September 2022
    I didn't expect this movie remake could be this good
    When i heard the first time that Steven Spielberg would remake West Side Story i thought this wouldn't be good because the original film was a masterpiece. But i was wrong.

    The cast is amazing! After Baby Driver Ansel Elgort was a great choice to be Tony. Whenever i heard the Maria song i feel super peaceful and Ansel killed it! Rachel Zegler fits Maria very well. When i saw the cast i thought Ansel and Rachel did have not a great chemistry but again,i was wrong. I think the other most important thing is the other characters. Anita, Bernardo, Riff all of them were perfect. Well in the first version this wasn't like that. While the other characters were very good and more fun than Maria and Tony, they were in the background. To be honest the beginning of the version of 1961 was a little bit boring. But in this version everything was great!!

    The Jets was cool it was so fun to watch them but The Sharks have not scene time as much as the Jets. This is a little bit sad. One of my favorite song is America because i think it means a lot about American dream. But i wish they didn't change the beginning of the song:( I falling love with the costumes. The colors, places, and makeup were so good.

    The saddest part is the end. We can easily say behind all these colors, dances and music, it's a musical version of The Romeo and Juliet. This was Steven Spielberg's first musical. And well done him he did a great job!!
  • cflav - 27 August 2022
    One view is not enough to appreciate all the details
    First of all is not a remake of the '61's one because Kushner reimagined the story adding a lot of background.

    I recommend watching it a second time AFTER watching the interviews and the making of, at that point you can really appreciate the small details, the superb cinematography, the outstanding performance of these incredible artists who can act, sing and dance.

    I can hardly think of another movie where dancing is blending so well with the action, dance numbers are not something "extra" that you must add because it's a musical, they really fit well with the development of the story.

    And the fact we can still have a movie with Bernstein'e music in the XXI century is a blessing.