Horrifyingly Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2015)

This movie is absolutely incredible. I love everything about this movie. It manages to turn jazz music into some kind of monster, something that brings fear to mind at the mention of its name. The acting in this movie is amazing. The lead Miles Teller shows an extremely believable portrayal of the young and ambitious drummer Andrew and manages to remain realistic throughout the entire film, even in some of the more demanding scenes. However, nothing can hold a candle to the year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winner J.K. Simmons, whose performance is absolutely terrifying and scarring. He steals the show with his extreme bursts of anger and intense methods of teaching. In fact, every single actor on this film manages to be outstanding. They all show a great, realistic enactment for each of their characters respectively. Most of the film is extremely intense and hard to watch and is not for the faint hearted as it shows in full detail the many tortures the characters endure that will leave viewers either on the edge of their seats or hiding behind their hands in horror. Overall, the film is traumatising yet beautiful and, in my own opinion, more deserving of the Best Picture Oscar than any of the other films up for nomination that year because of how disturbing yet wonderful the film shows the more torturous side of the music industry.