Wildly entertaining ride with a young drummer through a music academy makes us think about the meaning of art

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2015)

Is great art only the product of great suffering? And by creating comfortable and nurturing educational environments are we only condemning young people to mediocrity? This wildly entertaining ride with a young drummer through a music academy proves neither proposition yet makes us think deeply about both, providing fabulous jazz performances and grueling drum solos at the same time. That's probably all I have to say, if I had to say more, it's that movies like this are definitely worth the price of admission. I could have gone to the opera that night, albeit at ridiculously short notice, but I'm glad I made the decision to stick to the movies.