Best drumming movie ever!

Rating: 9/10 (21 April 2015)

Whiplash follows the life of a young drummer striving for greatness at an exclusive music conservatory. His mentor and band leader pushes him to the brink and back in order to bring out his latent talent.
This film was truly spellbinding. I literally couldn't turn my head away throughout it's duration. The sound track is gorgeously recorded Jazz music and every element of the sound of the film is only heightened by the cinematography, which draws your attention to every minute detail of the struggles of the drummers throughout the story.
While it is a classic master and, never quite good enough until the very end of the movie, student tale, the whirlwind of events leading to that final payoff is well worth the time. The lead characters were simple and relatable caricatures of similar people I've seen in those positions.
A great experience that well deserved it's plaudits in awards season!