Chazelle has described the film as an origin story to the jazz musicians of the golden age, and it thrives on the myths of jazz heroes such as Charlie Parker.
Simmons like we've never seen him before. Miles Teller, who's been steadily growing on me since The Spectacular Now, stars as Andrew Neyman, a 19-year-old aspiring jazz drummer who's pushed and inspired by the abuse and aspirations of his school band leader Fletcher, played by the ferocious J.K. If writer/director Damien Chazelle was striving for greatness as much as his protagonist, then he has achieved it. This is a film that resonates on every single level and every moment counts. As a result, it's the best film I've seen in years, and I say that without hesitation. Whiplash is a film that stops at nothing. Underneath, it's a piercing examination of the psyche of unbridled ambition. On the surface, it's a gritty story about a brutal student-mentor relationship that oversteps boundaries. Taking the festival circuit by storm since its Sundance premiere in January, Whiplash is starting to feel like the underdog that could go far with its crowd-pleasing intensity.
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