The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Drumline: A New Beat
Music · Comedy · Drama · 2014
A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.
Movie details
Drumline: A New Beat
“#PassTheBaton”
2014 Music · Comedy · Drama 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.0 / 10
1.3K votes
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Drumline: A New Beat?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bille Woodruff
Written by
Regina Y. Hicks · Karin Gist
Alexandra Shipp
Dani Bolton
Leonard Roberts
Dr. Sean Taylor
Jordan Calloway
Jayven LaPierre
LeToya Luckett
Dr. Nia Phillips
Jasmine Burke
Tasha
Lisa Arrindell
Lois Bolton
Nick Cannon
Devon Miles
Court is in session
Put Drumline: A New Beat on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.