BrianSez's Review

Summary - Very Good 3.5

A must see for drummers and jazz fans, this movie will also please anyone who’s in for some good and tense drama. Miles Teller does a bang up job (pun intended) as the driven musician desperately trying to improve family and make it big. A little cheesy, but the antics are engrossing – so all is forgiven. J.K. Simmons is the real star as the asshole teacher that breaks musicians down so that they build themselves up again to be great in an NFL-like dog-eat-dog world where its always “next man up.” This comeback story was a bit of a sleeper, but very entertaining – so big thumbs up.

Acting - Very Good 3.5

Film - Very Good 3.5

Edge - Risqué 1.8

Reality - Glib 1.5

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