Good but unrealistic

Rating: 5/10 (23 May 2015)

You have to give credit where it is due. Everything about this film from a film making perspective was spot on. J.K. might have done a bit of an overacting job but still good film making. Now in reality. It would be nice if a musician, any musician could watch this and connect with it in any way possible. It was absolutely ridiculous. This is not the dynamic of any conservatory anywhere.
The most backwards scene in the film is in the beginning. But I would say it would be hilarious if they played out what would happen if you actually hit a drummer. If makes me wonder if the film makers have actually befriended a drummer in their entire lives. Of course they're not all the same but I've never met one in any genre of music that would tolerate that for a second.
I literally thought it was going like a dark comedy route at that point but alas they played it off as if that's how things really work. It was really a silly movie when it comes to the real life conservatory, Jazz or otherwise. Some teachers might be a bit tough, but the whole full metal jacket routine was nonsense. They'd be laughed out of the classroom. Great musicians have huge egos. This BS would just not be tolerated.