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Summary: Saturday Night Fever for the rap generation
Review: As I watched 8 Mile for the second time, I came to a realization. This movie is very similar to Saturday Night Fever. In both the classic disco movie and this modern rap movie, music is a driving force. Also, the main characters in both movies (John Travolta and Eminem) are depressed, repressed, living in slums and beaten down by their unsympathetic families. Both have moronic (but loyal) friends who they fight rival groups with and who they perform stupid stunts with (SNF: jumping around on the Brooklyn Bridge; 8: burning down an abandoned house). Both keep their heads above water strictly because of their burning desire to perform.Both John Travolta and Eminem took hold of their roles with unexpected fervor. Both were real and sympathetic. I began gaining a slow respect for Eminem with his latest album, and now it is solidified with his performance in 8 Mile. Eminem plays this character with heart. This movie deserves to share the classic status of Saturday Night Fever.
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Summary: really good, very gritty
Review: Eminem shows great potential as an actor. Here he plays B-Rabbit, a blue-collar white guy struggling in Detroit. He has had to move back to the trailer where his unemployed mom (Kim Basinger), younger sister Lily and his mom's scuzzy and also unemployed boyfriend live. You get that his mom Stephanie Smith must have been a teenaged mother to the young 20-something B-Rabbit, and his elementary school-aged sister. B-Rabbit chokes during a rap contest in an underground club. If this goes on, his dream of being a rapper will never be realized and he knows it. meantime, he works a dead-end factory job he hates to save up money for studio time. He also meets his boss' sister, Alex, and decides he likes her. B-Rabbit's kind treatment of his younger sister tempers his destructive tendencies with his friends. They do a drive-by paintball shooting, burn down an abandoned house, etc. They curse up a storm. None are all that bright, but his friend Cheddar Bob is definitely the dimmest. The humor comes from lines people may well say in real life "Don't talk about my mom OR my car!" I like that while momentary problems are solved, all of the problems of B-Rabbit and his friends and relatives are not miraculously solved at the film's end. That would have been annoying. It is realistic and the characters are not without hope. It is not a feel-good movie, but it is also not feel-bad. It is just plain real.
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Summary: Curtis Hanson does it again...
Review: I've never been crazy about Eminem, but he makes an auspicious debut with confidence and command. Curtis Hanson, director, has always paid great attention to detail (think "L A Confidential") and, once again, uses Kim Basinger to good advantage. Eminem, indeed, had a tough role; to maintain his identity while taking care of his crazy mother, and showing genuine love for his little sister; then, to deal with a flaky girlfriend and a gang of Detroit "Urbanites" (for wont of a better word). His performance is complete. There's a terrific 2.35:1 Widescreen, showing all the craziness of the audiences, and the bleakness of the slums. Powerful! My only complaint is, at the beginning, the music overpowered the dialogue quite often. The Sound director got it together about half way through, but there were some important dialogues at the beginning that helped you to know what his problem was, and it required a bit of attention. Eminem's music appeals to many (he wrote ALL of the music), but I chose to buy it because some reliable friends told me how good it was as drama. Yes, it's good. It's also one of those "David & Goliath" films, where the underdog makes good. I actually like those kinds of films. Eminem did a fine job; but can he do "Hamlet"? Keanu Reeves did.
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Summary: I really, really hate Eminem!
Review: He is a hate filled, wife beating, woman hating, homophobic moron who glorifies these neanderthalic beliefs with his 'music' and poisons the minds of any children whose parents are brain dead or apathetic enough to let them listen to his tripe. That having been said, this is a great film and Marshall Mathers was born to play this role. In other reviews I have read accounts of actors who played one part and then faded off into obscurity, never to be heard from again. I can only hope that this is the case with Emininem. As far as I can see playing Rabbit in 8 Mile is the one gleaming jewel in this man's career. I have no idea how autobiographical the plot is, but Rabbit's determination to persevere in the Rap Battles and the efforts he puts into his rhymes are inspirational. The ending is poetic and strangely fitting. This is not an device to promote a flash in the pan talent. It is a real film with weight and merit. The rest of the cast is excellent as well. Brittney Murphy does drama far better than her shot at goofy comedy in that Ashton Kutcher wedding flick. She grounds Rabbit and shows that with the love of the right woman any man can be saved. Kim Bassinger, though far too beautiful for the role, plays the trailer trash mother straight and poignantly. Her scenes with Mathers go from highly comic to suspenseful and dramatic. An Oscar nomination would not have been out of place for her work here. Eminem fans might just learn a little something from this local boy does good story. I know I did. Now I can say I even have a favorite Eminem song. Lose Yourself actually deserved the Oscar.
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Summary: Go Eminem
Review: Eminem can act!! this move is awsome!! I have every eminem album. Even if you are not a rap fan,you still might like this movie.This now tells you o work hard until you reach your goals.
Jimmy lives with his mom in a trailer home.Jimmy's mom wins the bingo.
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Summary: Hmmm is it Rap, or is it the story.
Review: I would definatly have to say it is the story, this is 8Mile a movie starring Eminem, most of you know him as a rapper. I admit it i hate rap, i am a fan of rock music, but I enjoyed this story, Eminem's character is struggling to make a name for himself, it portrays Street Life Good, but not the rapper image.
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Summary: 8 Mile is one the best movies of 2002
Review: Before I saw this movie, I didn't know much about Eminem, but when I saw 8 Mile, I knew where he came from and it changed the way I looked at Eminem. 8 Mile is the story of this young rapper named Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith Jr. who live on one side of 8 Mile, this cultural line that separates Detroit. He goes back to live with his mother who lives in a trailer with her boyfriend who is a trailer-trash loser and Jimmy's sister, Lili. He starts writing the song "Lose Yourself" and hopes to make it into a demo. He works at a factory and falls for his boss' sister. But the real story of this movie is that he enters the rap battles at the shelter near his house and faces the champion. 8 Mile is a lesson of hope, courage and inspiration. I truly recommend this movie even if you're not into rap music or Eminem, who gives a powerful performance. 8 Mile is a must-see.
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Summary: 8 Mile is one of the best movie of 2002
Review: Before I saw this movie, I didn't know a lot about Eminem, but when I saw 8 Mile, I saw where this poet of our time came from and it changed the way I looked at Eminem. 8 Mile is the story of a young rapper named Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith Jr. who lives on one side of Detroit that is separated by the 8 Mile road. He goes back to live with his mother who lives in a trailer with some kind of loser. He tries to become the champion of rap battles at the shelter,
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Summary: My opinion of rap music has changed.
Review: I never really had much appreciation for Eminem or rap music, and never realized how much talent it took to create it. I merely watched this movie because I spent the majority of my life growing up in southern Detroit, and wanted to watch something from my "hometown." I thought Eminem did a superb job in this movie, as well as Kim Basinger (but people from Detroit don't really have southern accents). I thought the 313 and 810 references were cute. After viewing this movie, my whole opinion of Eminem has changed for the better, and I have much more appreciation for rap music as a whole. It is definitely worth viewing.
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Summary: Eminem can act
Review: Being an eminem fan I saw this movie the day it came out in theatres. I didn't know what to expect, I knew the Eminem could rap but had no idea about his acting skills. I'm not going to say he was amazing and deserved an award for his performance but he was better than I expected. His character, Rabbit, came off as very real (although that was probably due to the fact that this movie had a strong resemblance to his actual life). Several other characters in this movie, from his friends Future and Cheddar to his alcoholic mother were likable in there own way. I left the movie feeling uplifted. The movie had several good lessons in it and, thank God, did not have a sell-out hollywood ending in which Eminem would be on stage rapping his hit song and getting a record contract. The acting was good, the rapping was amazing and the storyline had a good flow to it. I suggest that anyone who is a fan of Eminem to see this movie and even if you're not, you should give the movie a chance. You may take something away from it.
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