Peter Lewis

Despite tons of money and “A” list creators, I found Westside Story boring. It lost the excitement of the earlier film, was too long and had too much talking. The cinematography was uneven with many bizarre looking awkward closeups. The actresses who played Maria and Anita were superb and brought life to this sleepwalking film. The rest of of the actors, especially Tony, were bland and one dimensional. Most of the singing by the male leads were weak. One standout was the set designs recreating mid-1950s New York. Overall, a waste of spectacular story and songs performed by B list actors (except Maria and Anita).