Took me back to High School

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2015)

What an amazing film. So powerful in so many ways. Simmons was incredible in his role of the teacher. I had a chorus teacher in high school and he was just as intense and just as passionate for music. This film definitely captured the essence of what goes on in real schools when such passionate professors teach. Oscar well deserved for Simmons! Miles Tedder is such a revelation in his role. It's clear that he allowed himself o be fully submerged in his character. What I really loved was how he was able to step to separate himself from his previous roles. This was as raw of a performance as you could have gotten. In the scenes where the camera was close up on his face and you could see the drops of sweat, that was absolutely beautiful. It allowed me to see and to feel how much emotional impact the films circumstances had on the character. Miles definitely needs an Oscar in the near future because he is brilliant!