Not a "Good Job" :)

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2015)

I'll explain my title further on, this is also going to be a shorter review, because it has been a couple of days since I saw the movie.
Whiplash is about Andrew Neiman. He is very driven to become the best jazz drummer in the world, but not just in the world, he wants to be remembered for his drumming. He starts his first year in the best jazz school in America. In the class he is in he gets discovered by Fletcher. Fletcher asks him if he wants to join the jazz band of his. In this band Andrew is capable of entering competitions. Fletcher is willen to push every member of his band to become better, but maybe he is pushing them to hard.
"Whiplash" is directed by Damien Chazelle. He did a nice job at directing the movie. The cinematography was also handled nicely, there were some nice shots. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the color pallet. It fitted the theme of the movie, but because there was a lot of black in it, you couldn't always see what was going on. The editing was flawless. Especially in the last fifteen to twenty minutes when he is drumming. What brings me to the next subject. The music. The music is so, so good. I loved the music, and normally I am not a fan of Jazz music. It was nice to look at how Miles Teller played on his drums. The realistic theme of the movie was also something I liked. The blood on the drum sticks, the sweat on the drum itself, and on Miles Teller. The movie was surprisingly tense full as well. You didn't want Andrew to fail.
The acting was superb. Miles Teller was perfectly cast as Andrew. Andrew is the main character of the movie. You cared about him. He is driven to his absolute breaking point, to then rise and become better then before. But now why Miles Teller was the best casting choice. Teller started playing on the drums since the age of fifteen. Which gives the drumming a more realistic feel. I've also read somewhere that the blood on his drum stick, his own blood was. I love when an actor dedicates himself that much to a role. He was very good as Andrew. J.K. Simmons played Tarrence Fletcher. He trains Andrew (Teller) in a very violent way, e.g by throwing chairs at his head. He was absolutely amazing. This is his best performance yet. He was so good and so intimidating as Fletcher. He really deserved his Oscar, and it is such a shame that they gave him such a small role in "Terminator: Genisys". They could have made this movie a lot better than it is now. Melissa Benoist plays Nicole. She is the love interest for Andrew. She was willing to support him in his decisions, but Andres thinks it is better that they break up, so he can focus more on the drums. She was also very good, better than in the new cbs show "Supergirl". The rest of the supporting cast was good as well.
The writing was brilliant. How they wrote the characters was very good. The curse words Fletcher used were creative, but what I think was very powerful, was when the car of Andrew got hit, by a truck. This was powerful, because it showed how afraid Andrew was to lose his part, that he even ran after a accident and just drummed on a stage. This was definitely something that defined his character. With Fletcher there is also a character defining moment. When he tells to his band that an old student of his is pasted away. He tells his band that the person died due to a car crash, but later we find out that the person committed suicide. The characters were all fleshed out very well.
Now I'll explain my title. At a certain point in the movie Andrew and Fletcher are talking to each other. Fletcher says to Andrew: "In the English language there is nothing more harmful than "good job!". So the title is actually a joke.
The movie was an amazing time, it is for sure a got to movie for music lovers, or just for people who like a good movie.