Great but i have tiny nitpicks

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2017)

Whiplash is about a young man who wants to be a drummer but when he gets moved to a higher class the teacher is a bully who will do anything to his students to get a good show. The teacher is played by J.K Simons who is absolutely incredible. His performance is intense and will have you fearing for the students but at times he can also be so cruel that its funny. That might sound like a bad thing but it definitely isn't. the music is also really good and you got see the young man, played by Miles Teller, get better at drumming as the film went along. Miles Teller also gave a very great performance, most of the time he was on screen I forgot he was acting he was so realistic. There were lots of shots of him drumming were it focused on his face and you could see how much he wanted to be the best drummer ever no matter what.
Although Miles Teller gave a very great performance after the film had ended i didn't really feel i knew a lot about who his character except that he wanted to be a drummer, that may have been intentional to try and show that he didn't want anything but to be a drummer but I felt that his character wasn't all that fleshed out. Also there was a love interest in the beginning of the film who was really good but she was only in about two scenes and i wanted to see more of her. Also (and this is a really small nitpick) there's a dinner scene in the film that was probably my favorite scene in the film but it was way to short and I wanted it to be longer.
I recommend this film cause it has amazing performances and is also incredibly well directed and well shot.