Gets the heart pumpin'.

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2015)

Musicians aren't me but they don't have to be to appreciate a work of art. I haven't felt my heart pump and my whole body rockin to the beat of a drum in years and to say this did a pretty good job would be an understatement. J.K. Simmons is a marvel of snarky, and possibly psychotic, mentors. Every time I watch him I don't know whether to laugh at his smart ass remarks or smack him in the face. Either way, I will proudly remember him best as J. Johnna Jamesson from the Spider-Man movies and Terence Fletcher. I hope he wins best supporting actor at the Oscars. Miles Teller was impressive as the struggling drummer. Before this, I only saw him in Divergent which isn't my idea of a good film. There's one thing he did in the film that seemed really pointless and stupid, considering he opened the door on that situation early in the film. I won't say what, but it happens in a movie theater's concession stand. If that little subplot was written out, they wouldn't have lost anything in the movie. Aside from that, by the end the movie makes you want to stand up and cheer the hell out of it. It's an amazing feel for those who'd wants to bang the drums or just be in a band. Just pray you don't have a psychotic teacher.