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Paladin

(28,282 posts)
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 10:41 AM Jul 2015

I just tried watching J.K. Simmons in "Whiplash." I couldn't take more than 2 minutes of it.

I think J.K. Simmons is one of the best character actors ever---I've felt that way since his days in HBO's prison drama, "Oz." And it's obvious he deserved the Oscar for "Whiplash." But I don't need vivid flashbacks to every screaming asshole professor and boss I've ever had to put up with. I wish the rest of you better luck with it.

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I just tried watching J.K. Simmons in "Whiplash." I couldn't take more than 2 minutes of it. (Original Post) Paladin Jul 2015 OP
Drummer George Hrab panned that flick. longship Jul 2015 #1
My daughter recommended it. narnian60 Jul 2015 #2

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Drummer George Hrab panned that flick.
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 11:21 AM
Jul 2015

Here, from his wildly popular podcast: http://t.co/P1gr3u8sbP

He kind of agreed with you about it.

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