Millie, can you text Ansel Elgort and tell him I thought he did a pretty good job? Thank you!

This one wrecked my wife. Although being 40+ weeks pregnant might have to do with it as well.

第一次看西城故事 算呈現得滿好的

Why aren’t there english subtitles for the parts in Spanish? I didn’t really like watching this at home with my parents. I gotta rewatch it some other time

66/100 I didn't know this was a musical before getting into it, but I'm glad it is. This is an early modern take on Romeo and Juliet, updated to comment on the gang violence of the 1960s, and it accomplishes it somewhat well, yet ends up heavily flawed. The one thing I can unambiguously praise here is Spielberg's direction. His sentimentality once again comes in use giving this story the touch of emotion it needs. The camera movements and colour grading are also really good here, leading to some masterful visuals which remind you just how much of a master Spielberg is. However, almost everything about the film other than that is a mixed bag, starting with the characters. I love Ariana DeBose's performance as Anita, and feel her Academy Award was well-deserved. I also found Mike Faist fun as Riff, and found his gang some nice side characters (even if they're racist). I also enjoyed the…