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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 23 Oct 2014

The music is gorgeous, the way Chazelle photographs the musicians is improbably exciting, and every scene crackles with the intensity of fully…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Oct 2014

Damien Chazelle begins his film with a black screen, the sound of a drumbeat escalating into a frenzy, before we see Andrew isolated with his…

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By Simon Foster (434) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 22 Oct 2014

A richly dichotomous film that forges a rousing crowd-pleasing denouement from an act of complex immoral defiance…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 22 Oct 2014

Its strength lies in the teaming of Teller and Simmons, who play their scenes together like an inspired jazz duet…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 22 Oct 2014

Nagging questions of genuine reaction to the malice at hand remain, it's a dynamic piece of work, always on the verge of explosion as it surveys…

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By Cj Johnson (473) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 22 Oct 2014

An extremely confident, stylish, brash and superbly crafted melodrama that manages, in its contained story, to examine ambition, elitism, bullying,…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 22 Oct 2014

A bruising, anger-scarred music academy drama not to be missed…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 22 Oct 2014

Student-teacher relations don't get much more combative than what we see in Whiplash. And firebrand acting doesn't get much better…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 22 Oct 2014

At Sundance, Whiplash quickly picked up the nickname “Full Metal Juilliard” on the basis of scenes in which Andrew, plucked from a late-night…

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By Katherine Monk (493) for Canada.com (402) on 22 Oct 2014

Chazelle may have given us a convenient bad guy with a cold heart, but he still leaves room for debate through the portrait of a protagonist…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 22 Oct 2014

The searing performance of J. K. Simmonds as this Machiavellian maestro is the key to this film…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 22 Oct 2014

[Simmons gives] a crisp and nasty performance. The bullied submit, eyes cast down, relieved when they're not the target of his hectoring…

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By Chris Vognar (609) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 22 Oct 2014

Whiplash darts along at an urgent bebop pace and asks questions applicable to most fields: How much are you willing to endure for the chance…

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By Cary Darling (452) for Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com (553) on 22 Oct 2014

Whiplash is, at best, heightened realism…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 21 Oct 2014

The last act takes a couple of turns that rely too heavily on coincidence, but overall Whiplash (the title comes from the name of one of the…

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By Chase Whale (135) for Central Track (30) on 21 Oct 2014

Whiplash is an emotionally draining and spiritually challenging watch. But, in the end, it's one that's well worth every beating…

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By Damien Straker (239) for Impulse Gamer (252) on 19 Oct 2014

The film is based on Chazelle's life but is fiction because reality is realising not everything is possible if we're willing to try…

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By Tom Glasson (221) for Concrete Playground (635) on 19 Oct 2014

Whiplash is a 'jazz thriller' and it's exceptional, engrossing cinema…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 19 Oct 2014

a consideration of the potential, value and cost of perfection…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 19 Oct 2014

It eventually subverts expectations in its final third to become truly special…

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