About
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
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Cast
Miles Teller
Andrew
J.K. Simmons
Fletcher
Paul Reiser
Jim
Melissa Benoist
Nicole
Austin Stowell
Ryan
Nate Lang
Carl
Chris Mulkey
Uncle Frank
Damon Gupton
Mr. Kramer
Suanne Spoke
Aunt Emma
Max Kasch
Dorm Neighbor
Charlie Ian
Dustin
Jayson Blair
Travis
Miles Teller
Andrew
J.K. Simmons
Fletcher
Paul Reiser
Jim
Melissa Benoist
Nicole
Austin Stowell
Ryan
Nate Lang
Carl
Chris Mulkey
Uncle Frank
Damon Gupton
Mr. Kramer
Suanne Spoke
Aunt Emma
Max Kasch
Dorm Neighbor
Charlie Ian
Dustin
Jayson Blair
Travis
Reviews
MJM
DISGUSTING NONSENSE... *** This review may contain spoilers *** I find it very sad that so many people - including so-called professional reviewers - have rated this crap so highly. I did not walk out (although I was greatly tempted to do so) but saw it to the end. A total waste of time. Here's what might spoil it for you, should you believe the BS that's being spread around this stinking pile of excrement: It could have actually been OK if it hadn't been so laughably impossibly ridiculous. Perhaps if it had been set in the fifties or the forties when people had much less developed consciousness of human rights? But even so... I suppose the moral/lesson we are supposed to learn is... if you can't warp your students enough by abuse to force them to become great musicians then it is perfectly alright to discard or destroy them in the attempt. This glorified tyrant and bully can himself only produce music at a grade one level and so because he cannot 'do' he 'teaches?' He does not teach, he does not inspire; he withholds approval, negatively reinforces and rules by fear, and is feared rather than respected. I would have a difficult time to point to a single (pedagogical) scene in the film that had any merit whatsoever or was worth watching for any reason. Maybe I should say that its evident popularity may be evidence that we are truly living in the end times... ha! See the film if you want to be current, but please decide for yourself from watching it and don't believe the hype about its 'genius' or 'brilliance.' It is not either of those things; it's a poorly written, sad joke. I would expect that those people who rate it so highly A) want to seem cool because 'it's about jazz' B) have never actually been in a teacher/student situation and therefore, can only imagine how its done C) see all the other positive reviews and so must follow the herd D) don't really know their ass from their elbow or E) thought the the actor had truly grown because in Spiderman he only yell, but it THIS one, he throws chairs.... or F) all of the above. Save your money or see something uplifting instead rather than this horseshit.
Read full reviewAndres Gomez
Fantastic movie with a good cast with an impressive Miles Teller and a yet even more impressive J.K. Simmons. Decent script, great directing, selection of the repertoire and performances. Just sit down, get a good audio system and enjoy one of the best movies of the 2010s.
Read full reviewDanDare
J K Simmons won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his mean, bullying monster. Jazz teacher Terence Fletcher who abhors the words 'good job.' Fletcher tells a tale about Charlie Parker and how doing a good job was not enough for him. Good job means mediocrity. Yet Fletcher is a mediocre educator and his college seems not to have noticed this. Instead of being an inspiration his students fear him. He is a nasty tyrant and an incident from his past comes back to haunt him. Miles Teller plays Andrew Neiman the put upon jazz drummer in the Shaffer Conservatory in New York. Neiman is eager to impress Fletcher but nothing he can do is good enough and withstands all the effluent Fletcher throws at him until one day he snaps. Damien Chazelle unleashed an unethical monster in Fletcher with Neiman providing the film's heart but I am not convinced that this is a good film. The rest of the students in the class are silent to the abuse taking place right in front of them. They are young adults, not kids and they do nothing about it.
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Featurettes(15)
Fletcher’s Dinner (Deleted Scene)
J.K. Simmons wins Best Supporting Actor
"Whiplash" winning the Oscar® for Sound Mixing
"Whiplash" winning the Oscar® for Film Editing
Miles Teller & J.K. Simmons talk Whiplash | Film4 Interview Special
Damien Chazelle on WHIPLASH
Featurette - One Of The Greats
Whiplash Q&A with Damien Chazelle and J.K. Simmons at LFF
J.K. Simmons on the red carpet for Whiplash at LFF
JK Simmons on Whiplash at LFF
J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller at the Whiplash press conference at LFF
Academy Conversations: 'Whiplash'
NYFF52: "Whiplash" Q&A
Audience Award, U.S. Dramatic: Whiplash
Meet The Artists '14: Damien Chazelle
Fletcher’s Dinner (Deleted Scene)
J.K. Simmons wins Best Supporting Actor
"Whiplash" winning the Oscar® for Sound Mixing
"Whiplash" winning the Oscar® for Film Editing
Miles Teller & J.K. Simmons talk Whiplash | Film4 Interview Special
Damien Chazelle on WHIPLASH
Featurette - One Of The Greats
Whiplash Q&A with Damien Chazelle and J.K. Simmons at LFF
J.K. Simmons on the red carpet for Whiplash at LFF
JK Simmons on Whiplash at LFF
J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller at the Whiplash press conference at LFF
Academy Conversations: 'Whiplash'
NYFF52: "Whiplash" Q&A
Audience Award, U.S. Dramatic: Whiplash
Meet The Artists '14: Damien Chazelle