Whiplash
Andrew has always been a promising young drummer but he may only realize the extent to what he can achieve under Terrence; his instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
12 May 1962, Lakeland, Florida, USA
22 September 1967, Detroit, Michigan, USA
18 August 1942, Houston, Texas, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
6 December 1985, Santa Monica, California, USA
3 May 1948, Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
14 August 1984, Hampton, Virginia, USA
June 18, 2016
It's a thorny, thoughtful movie that asks provocative questions and isn't cocky enough to boast of knowing the answers.January 04, 2015
The movie swings - physically, musically, psychologically, racially.January 04, 2015
Director Damien Chazelle, who based the story on his own experience as a student jazz drummer in the thrall of an Alpha task-master, has created a remarkably economical and claustrophobic piece of storytelling.May 23, 2016
It's a riveting, thrilling film that gets away with an ending that's perhaps just a little too keen to cleanly resolve the jagged drama. But if you ever thought Glee or Fame would be better rendered as a one-on-one psycho-thriller, here's your film.February 28, 2017
Simply outstanding.August 16, 2016
Revealing both the dangers and payoffs of artistic ambition, Whiplash is sure to establish Chazelle as a directorial force to be reckoned with.January 04, 2015
It would be an insult to call Chazelle a "promising" filmmaker, as this movie doesn't indicate mere potential - it is evidence of authentic, sometimes blazing talent.July 26, 2016
This is not a music movie-the numbers are dense and joyless-it's a sports movie, and a very assured one for a guy clearly reaching for the stars himself.January 04, 2015
'Whiplash' is electric from beginning to end, a musical story of obsession, frustration and outright cruelty built on two knockout performances.April 28, 2016
Fast-paced, intelligent and highly entertaining. [Full review in Spanish]January 04, 2015
Such a cooked-up piece of claptrap that I half expected Darth Vader to pick up the baton.