Whiplash (2014)

STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1

Verdict – 5/5

 

Pros –

1) Fighting inner demons, cut-throat competition, peer pressure and jazz.
2) “Million Dollar Baby” with drum-sticks.
3) J. K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher – Though the entire movie label him as the revengeful antagonist,the last scene absolves the character as a true mentor who’ll accept nothing less than the best.

 
Cons –

 
n/a

 
Quote –

 

Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than “good job”.