I rated it a 7 for the music. The original is one of my favourites so I haven't exactly rushed to see this despite considerable faith in Spielberg. I'm not sure what It was that didn't really do it for me. It must be something of a challenge to cast a movie about tough street gangs with dancers and have them appear especially macho. The actor playing Rif reminded me of that character called Jack from Will and Grace and I kept picturing him dropping into camp mode everytime Spielberg said cut. The actor playing Bernardo didn't convince me with his accent. Some numbers lacked the energy of the original, America and Officer Krupke particularly. However the story remains (Romeo and Juliet essentially) and It's hard to fault that!
Review of West Side Story
