“West Side Story” tells the tale of two rival gangs, the Sharks and the
Jets on the west side of New York City during early 1960’s, or perhaps late
1950s. This is a film that on the surface appears to be a musical based on
the story of Romeo and Juliet. And then you watch it, and it unfolds in
such a way, that by the end you’re left feeling like you’ve been hit in the
gut and you’re reeling with trying to wrap your mind around what you just
witnessed.