`West Side Story` reimagines the original in Steven Spielberg`s vibrant showcase for its stars
(CNN.com Entertainment)

The new `West Side Story` doesn`t entirely answer the most obvious question, which is why essentially remake a 60-year-old classic. Director Steven Spielberg nevertheless justifies the effort as a dazzling showcase for this generation`s talent, in a film whose ties to lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died last month, adds to its emotional resonance.