A drumming movie!

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2015)

My run to the Oscar continues with a movie not released yet in Italy, so I haven't heard about it before the nominations. The plot doesn't stimulate my curiosity and the main theme looks not very appropriate for a film with 5 nominations. So I started Whiplash without knowing what to expect to. I have to admit that this is the first candidate movie that awake something more than a cold appreciation in me. It is a fantastic mix of music and images, with a drumming rhythm that takes the spectator with the eyes on the screen for all the time. This dynamic rhythm is reflected also in the acting and in the psychological fight between the two main characters. I loved the meanness of J. K. Simmons remembering me the atmosphere of Full metal jacket. In conclusion I found Whiplash a brilliant movie, very entertaining and engaging.