Filmmaking at its finest. Truly one of the greats!

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2015)

Director and writer Damien Chazelle has brought us a tense, brutal and beautiful masterpiece. Whiplash tells a story about absolute perfectionism, and what it takes to get there, no matter what the cost . In the films case, we see this pursuit from both the protagonist and the antagonist, where drummer Andrew Neyman stops at nothing to become "one of the greats", and his maniacal teacher helping him get there through constant abuse. Filled with powerful performances from both Miles Teller and the incredible J.K. Simmons, ruthless direction and an unbelievable final act, Whiplash is bound to be deemed as an instant classic, and will remain as one of the most powerful films of the decade.