West Side Story, 1961. Romeo and Juliet on the streets of New York.
Directed by Robert Wise, & Jerome Robbins. Written by Ernest Lehman, based on a play by Arthur Laurents, based on a play by William Shakespeare. Starring Natalie Wood, & Richard Beymer, with Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & George Chakiris.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A lot of it is very good, particularly when it's having fun. But I have never seen the appeal to Romeo and Juliet, and the adaptation does nothing to make those tedious characters any better. It's a love story between two people who have barely met, and who have no personality outside of their mutual obsession. C
GPA: 2.5/4
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