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West Side Story (2021)

PG-13 156 minutes EN Drama , Romance , Crime

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

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Ansel Elgort

Tony

Rachel Zegler

María

Ariana DeBose

Anita

David Alvarez

Bernardo

Mike Faist

Riff

Brian d'Arcy James

Officer Krupke

Corey Stoll

Lieutenant Schrank

Rita Moreno

Valentina

Josh Andrés Rivera

Chino

Ana Isabelle

Rosalía

Ilda Mason

Luz

iris menas

Anybodys

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Justin Peck

Choreographer

Michael Kahn

Editor

Tod A. Maitland

Sound Mixer

Hinju Kim

Art Direction

Matthew Sullivan

Executive Music Producer

Judy Chin

Makeup Department Head

Sarah Broshar

Editor

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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The most positive review

Full review: https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/it-all-begins-tonight-west-side-story-review
This film is a still (sadly) all-too-relevant story about how hatred infiltrates communities and the struggle to find a place to belong. 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. His role is simply too large to be ignored and impossible to compare to his co-stars’ formidable, sublime performances.

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Good production. I liked the performers, except Ansel Elgort as the lead male, Tony, who I found to be uninteresting. I never got into the story or the songs.
A couple of other thoughts:
* Carefully choreographed Broadway-style dance routines severely diminish the menace of street gangs.
* Love at first sight is a myth and is a very bad reason to kill or be killed. (Intense attraction, curiosity, and lust at first sight, sure, but love takes longer.)

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Official website: https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/west-side-story

Production companies: 20th Century Studios, Amblin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $100,000,000

Revenue: $76,016,171

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Certificate:

PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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