Steven Spielberg's take on a classic musical tops the DVD releases for the week of March 15.
"West Side Story": A remake of the beloved 1961 film based on "Romeo and Juliet" about forbidden love and rumbles between the Sharks and Jets in the streets of New York, with Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler starring as Tony and Maria.
"Spielberg’s 'West Side Story' celebrates the original film, but also meaningfully experiments with and engages with the text, flushing out new meaning even if the experiments aren’t always successful, such as a reimagining of 'Cool' as a desperate plea between old friends rather than a lament," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "The result is nothing less than an incredibly thrilling piece of work that links the old and the new in fascinating ways."
