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Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2015)

Whiplash
Being the drummer means being out of range of beer bottles the audience throws at your band.
However, the audience attending performances in this drama are more apt to lob wine glasses.
Determined to be a great musician like his idols, Andrew (Miles Teller), a freshmen drummer enrolled in the Shaffer Conservatory's Jazz program, accepts a spot on the studio band.
But the ensemble's abusive conductor (J. K. Simmons) abruptly dissolves any dreams Andrew had of glory.
Discouraged by his teacher's exacting and insulting nature, Andrew is pushed to his physical and emotional edge.
The caustic couple later climaxes on-stage where each humiliates the other in order to achieve their best.
With intense, inspired performances from both leads, breakneck editing, and an unrelenting rhythm permeating throughout, Whiplash is a fresh, in-your-face, approach to weary mentor/mentee movie clichés.
Furthermore, drum solos are the ideal time to go to the washroom.
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