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Old 07-28-2015, 07:19 AM
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i did not know what to expect and ordered it via Netflix since the one lead (sorry I cannot recall his name) won Best Supporting Actor. I was mesmerized throughout the film. I could not believe how he treated the young man who was obviously very talented. I keep wondering if it is like this in the real world? The film stayed in my thoughts long after seeing it.
I doubt if there any many professor like that anywhere as much of what the JK Simmons character did as a music professor would lead to various lawsuits against him for the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress - FindLaw

I have enjoyed JK Simmons in a lot of his performances though. J.K. Simmons - Rotten Tomatoes