In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.
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A private user reviewed West Side Story (1961)
Too much jumping and snapping fingers
I thought the movie would never start! The Jets were just snapping their fingers along with the Sharks for a timte that felt like forever!! I must say I was rather disappointed to find out that the movie was just about lame dance scenes and poor Spannish accents! What a classic!