West Side Story

2021 Drama
70%

In 1950s New York, tensions between feuding American and Puerto Rican gangs the Jets and the Sharks are inflamed when a gang member recently released from prison falls for the sister of the rival faction's leader. Romance blossoms as the gangs prepare tribes for a fight to decide which side rules the roost. Steven Spielberg's version of the hit 1957 musical, starring Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort and an Oscar-winning Ariana DeBose

Our Review

by Deirdre Molumby
Star Rating:

'West Side Story' is a musical triumph and a remake done right

In 1950s New York City, tensions between two rival street gangs, the Jets and Sharks, are getting increasingly threatening. One night, Tony (Ansel Elgort), who is the best friends of the leader of the Jets, Riff (Mike Faist), and Maria (Rachel Zegler), who is the sister of the leader of the Sharks, Bernardo (David Alvarez), meet and fall in love. Their affair could lead to peace between the gangs at last – or alternatively, all-out war.

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