First off, I love musicals. Most movie musicals blow it though and this one is no exception. Rita Moreno was fantastic. I also really liked the actor who did Chino. There was not one other character that worked for me. I was shocked that the girl that played Anita won the Oscar. I stopped watching the Oscars 20 years ago, but sometimes I watch a movie, knowing that a certain person won the Oscar for that role. How in the world did she win? I thought she was average at best. The two leaders were also just OK. The dancing was pretty good, and the set was amazing but other than that it was a very poor remake. When an emotional show is done correctly, I'm usually crying, especially in the original. The only scene that caused emotion for me was when Rita Moreno told Tony that Maria was dead. The rest of the movie was going through the dialogue with no anything. And then the final scene was completely flubbed by Spielberg. No wonder it was pretty much a flop.
Review of West Side Story
