Why are people so excited about this movie?

Rating: 5/10 (31 March 2015)

I'll be brief.
Although the soundtrack is nice (if you like jazz) Both the characters and the story are unreliable. For once, a real music teacher with such character would have had his ass kicked out of school pretty quickly.
So, it's kinda like "Fame" - only the jazz version that takes itself way too seriously!
Also, J.K. Simmons character is not too far from his previous 'Schillinger' role. Only this time - he got out of (Oz) jail and decided to turn his anger and neo nazi tendencies into music.
Bottom line (only because IMDb requires at least ten lines) - much much overrated.