Whiplash

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Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Overview
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Reviews (10)
MJM (Not rated)
DISGUSTING NONSENSE...
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I find it very sad that so many people - including so-called professional reviewers - have rated this crap so highly. I did not walk out (although I was greatly tempted to do so) but saw it to the end. A total waste of time.
He...
Andres Gomez (Rated: 9)
Fantastic movie with a good cast with an impressive Miles Teller and a yet even more impressive J.K. Simmons. Decent script, great directing, selection of the repertoire and performances.
Just sit down, get a good audio system and enjoy one of the best movies of the 2010s.
DanDare (Rated: 5)
J K Simmons won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his mean, bullying monster. Jazz teacher Terence Fletcher who abhors the words 'good job.'
Fletcher tells a tale about Charlie Parker and how doing a good job was not enough for him. Good job means mediocrity.
Yet Fletcher is a mediocre ed...
mattwilde123 (Rated: 9)
When I sat down to watch this film, I didn't know what to expect. I am not usually a fan of films about musicians but this was a brilliant and tense masterpiece. The story is of a very ambitious boy named Andrew (played by Miles Teller) who is a music student in New York. He aspires to be noticed by...
Matthew Brady (Rated: 10)
"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job".
Whiplash follows are main character Andrew Neyman who is a young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his fathe...
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