Whiplash - Recenzje

...an epic battle of wills between two fanatical artists, one doing everything in his power to painfully make a master out of the other. The deserved winner of this year’s audience award...

Whiplash is cinematic adrenalin.

...a sadomasochistic battle of wills between teacher and pupil...

...Chazelle fortæller så medrivende, at filmens mange musikscener alle rummer et tårnhøjt spændingsniveau, der får dette stærke duellantdrama til momentvist at fremstå som en uhyre effektiv thriller.

Trying to make a thriller about jazz is like trying to make a horror about puppies; you are starting with a subject that inspires, in most people, the exact opposite of the emotion you’re going for. Yet Damien Chazelle has done it.

Musikken er over det hele i Whiplash. Den musikalske stramhed ligger i de præcise trommer, den skarpe klipning og ikke mindst i den fintfølende kameraføring.

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