By most standards, Whiplash is not much of a hit. It has been in theaters since October of 2014 and yet the Sony Classics picture has only recently crossed $10 million domestic. Now the picture cost just $3.3m to produce, so it will make money. But
Because “Whiplash” is essentially a movie about an abusive relationship, it is often difficult to watch, but that is one of the things that makes it great. Simmons and Teller are so invested in their roles that one believes they are the characters, and
JK Simmons is thrillingly brutal as a pop-eyed drum teacher– but does this very watchable classroom drama have anything deep to impart, asks Peter Bradshaw.
In Hollywood lingo the Sony Pictures Classics film Whiplash was The Gene Krupa Story meets Silence of the Lambs. As a piece of film, the high-adrenaline performances of Simmons and Miles Teller, with the editing and sound mixing that kept the intensity
In Hollywood lingo the Sony Pictures Classics film Whiplash was The Gene Krupa Story meets Silence of the Lambs. As a piece of film, the high-adrenaline performances of Simmons and Miles Teller, with the editing and sound mixing that kept the intensity