Whiplash (2014)
Country: US
Technical: col/2.40:1 107m
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Synopsis:
A determined young drummer gets into a highly competitive jazz conservatory, but falls foul of the abusive and belittling tactics of the band leader.
Review:
A riveting two-hander that struggles whenever its compass extends beyond the central relationship, but is rare in forging a credible match between actor and musical instrument, and offers career-best roles to one of America's finer character actors, and arguably to one of its more lumpen up-and-coming ones.
Country: US
Technical: col/2.40:1 107m
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Synopsis:
A determined young drummer gets into a highly competitive jazz conservatory, but falls foul of the abusive and belittling tactics of the band leader.
Review:
A riveting two-hander that struggles whenever its compass extends beyond the central relationship, but is rare in forging a credible match between actor and musical instrument, and offers career-best roles to one of America's finer character actors, and arguably to one of its more lumpen up-and-coming ones.
Country: US
Technical: col/2.40:1 107m
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Synopsis:
A determined young drummer gets into a highly competitive jazz conservatory, but falls foul of the abusive and belittling tactics of the band leader.
Review:
A riveting two-hander that struggles whenever its compass extends beyond the central relationship, but is rare in forging a credible match between actor and musical instrument, and offers career-best roles to one of America's finer character actors, and arguably to one of its more lumpen up-and-coming ones.