One of the best films in recent years.

Rating: 10/10 (2 April 2015)

There's not many movies that I can think of that put me on the edge of my seat and was completely engaged to the screen as I did with Whiplash. This film is one of the best films I have seen in recent years and anyone that loves movie should watch this film. It's about a young drummer named Andrew (Miles Teller) who's trying to be the best drummer in his field and in order to do so, he's being instructed by a ruthless Jazz Instructor named Fletcher (J.K. Simmmons). From there, it is an intense psychological battle between the two and it is gripping to see the pair butt heads against each other. J.K. Simmons was absolutely brilliant as Fletcher. It's very hard for any actor to be a complete jerk as he was in this film and yet, there was still something entertaining about his performance that makes me appreciate his role in the film. Miles Teller was also really good and a little bit underrated as you can feel that his character is willing to put through hell just to be the best drummer in his field. I find it extremely fascinating that a movie about a jazz drummer could be so incredibly intense and Damien Chazelle, the writer and director of this film, was able to make the whole experience absolutely gripping. The music, as you might expect, is really great as the jazz songs that they have absolutely perfect for this film and extremely catchy as I would catch myself humming the songs long after I watched the movie. But if there's one thing that I have to give the movie big props for is that it was able to make me to applaud at the end of the film (which I've never done that in my life). Without giving too much away, the ending scene is absolutely intense and completely gripping to the point that when the ending sequence was over, I felt like that I was in the greatest movie trip in my life. This is my favorite film of the year and anybody who loves movies need to check this out.