Two of Twenty-Four

I cannot imagine life without movies, but am in no way what one might typically think of as a film student. I admit to watching and often enjoying foreign films, but to be perfectly frank I love nothing more than your down n’ dirty cheesy Hollywood action flick. Generally I watch all sorts of films so have a recommendation for almost anyone; except horror (no point with my eyes shut) or anything depressingly sad (film is for fun, not tears). This is raw “real me to real you” film feedback.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Whiplash

This movie was just barely on my radar, I had read a brief blurb about it in a magazine, just enough to know that I had absolutely no interest in seeing it. But then a copy fell in my lap and I thought what the heck, it's this or keep binging on Scandal, so I popped it in.

Best random movie watching EVER. My expectations were so low they were essentially non-existent, I admit that may have played a role, but in all seriousness I was blown away. Why have I not heard more buzz about this movie?!?

Intense and chilling and a wee bit creepy, this film is beautifully shot and surprisingly written. Several turns I didn't expect, and J.K. Simmons, one of those actors whom you always recognize but whose name you can never remember, was unpredictable and fabulously menacing.