It's a 2 character movie. And they ain't buddies...

Rating: 6/10 (25 February 2015)

There are only 2 type of people who will enjoy WHIPLASH. Real Drummers and folk close to them, and masochists. How does a musician - any musician, actually - become the best that he can be? Practice, right? Obvious stuff. Well, that's kind of the theme of this movie. J. K. Simmons is a perfectionists band teacher dedicated to getting the best he can out of his college age jazz students. He 'is a DI' in the real sense of the term - totally reminded me of Drill Instructor I suffered under in the Marine Corps. His chosen student, Miles Teller, will become 'the greatest' jazz drummer ever or die trying. And that is JK's mission and the story. Add lots of foul language and physical abuse and way too much solo drumming and you've got this movie. Not fun too watch, not fun too listen too. Not much of an Academy Award worthy movie, really. And, the ending is not believable either...