
Miles Teller plays Andrew Newman, a freshman student/ drummer at Schaffer Conservatory of Music and is invited to join in Terrence Fletcher’s class—played by the immensely talented J.K. Simmons. Fletcher is one of the top music teachers in the university, also the conductor of the school jazz band. But what Andrew didn’t know might be a very relieving opportunity to be part of Fletcher’s class will put him in hell. And when I say hell, I mean Fletcher devouring Andrew limb by limb until he reaches greatness.
This film initially came out with a small, limited audience, so I’m sure (and I hope) everyone will be lining up to see this master-class work especially with the 5 Oscar nods on its shoulders. This is a fantastic movie, and will electrocute you with its frenetic editing and intense performance by Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. ‘Whiplash’ never stopped drumming until its nail-biting climax, in which all hell breaks loose and some of the greatest endings of 2014.

If I have one gripe for this movie, it is that "car-wreck" scene which came out of nowhere and distracts me a little bit because of the film’s realistic tone, and the fact that this scene felt unrealistic to me. Other than that, nahh.

The geek rates it 10/10!

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