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Summary: Surprising
Review: Eminem made a strong movie debut with 8 Mile. Along with a good cast this movie did well at the box office. I thought that Eminem and Mekhi Phifer did the best acting jobs. It was a very interesting story about setting goals and never giving up, just like what Eminem did. The battles are great, especially the last one. This movie is surprisingly great, but leave the little ones at home... lots of language in this one, but thats probably an accurate account of the detroit rapping world. go out and see this!
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Summary: Inspiring, even interesting at times, but..
Review: 8 mile's a flick bout shae ... in da hood,
Rapping to be cool, fairly understood,
Pseudo-rhymes, music crimes,
Lotsa rapping lotsa times
Man in da house, expect nuttin great,
A story of grit in da face o' cruel fateSorry about that, but it'll prepare you for this flick. People who are about to see it are most likely carrying a heavy baggage of expectations. And to such folk, here is a spoiler: 8 Mile is an absorbing movie if you like hood flicks, even an insiring tale at times, but I wonder if it commanded the supposed accolades that critics squandered upon it. Indeed it may be the 'Purple Rain' of our decade and is similar on several levels to the famous 80's movie starring Prince who battles his way from an alcoholic family and his own childhood demons to master the villianous musicians played by Morris Day and the Time. That said, 8 Mile is shot well and the performances are actually quite good in parts. Eminem bags special mention -- he is in surprisingly confident form given his first attempt on the silver screen. Kim Basinger is so good as the ... mom that it makes you wonder how she channeled that performance without a little trailer park in her blood. Brittany Murphy is an exception (as usual) who fumbles around in her role like Ray Charles strapped in a Tilt-O-Whirl. Although I hate rap with a capital C, I am glad to note that the music throughout the movie is fairly enjoyable and the "rap battles" are even funny at times. Some of the scenes that have the "good guy" Eminem "winning" are actually quite engaging. All in all, not a bad nightly rental given that it could have been much, much worse (think of "Cool As Ice" starring, gulp, Vanilla Ice).
Rating: 
Summary: Every Moment
Review: Mostly, singers cannot act. Don't send me hate letters for that one, but it's true. Eminem on the other hand, was brilliant in this movie. The context of the battles is brilliant, and the acting is amazing. I personally did not think that this much work went into rapping. Please buy this artwork of a movie.
Rating:
Summary: Great movie even if you're not an Eminem fan
Review: When I first saw the trailers for this movie last summer, I felt my eyes roll back into my skull. I didn't see how anyone over the age of 12 would be able to sit through what I assumed would be a two hour music video. But after I heard nothing but good stuff about this movie when it came out, I decided to give the dvd a shot. It's not a glorified music video at all. The story is your basic poor kid with talent struggling to make it tale. Think "Rocky" with a white rapper instead of boxer. It is well told, and never drags. Eminem's acting was good, although a lot of that can be attributed to him basically playing himself. But he doesn't hog the screen and turn this into a vanity piece. Rather, he steps back and lets the other actors drive the movie. Mekhi Phifer(I'm sure I just missspelled his name)does a great job as his best friend. Especially in the scene where he gets Eminem to improvise a rap to "Sweet Home Alabama" in order to forget his crappy life or at least laugh at it. That scene seems to sum up the message of this movie. Your life might suck, but you're only a loser if you give up.
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Summary: Eminem [is great]!!!
Review: Eminem can really freestyle!!!! Eminem also shows another side of himself. This movie basically talks about his life before his rapping career. He lives in a trailor home with his mother and sister. He and his friends go to clubs at night to battle rapping and freestyling against other people. You don't have to like Eminem to like this movie. His rapping in the movie is not like the rapping he does in songs. I really recommend this movie if you want to have fun. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone under 13 because it has a lot of cursing and some drug use.
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Summary: A Surprisingly Great Movie
Review: This was an absolutely the best movie of the year. Even if your not an Eminem fan this is still a great film and I recomend this movie to everyone. You really get into the film and the actors did a really great job. I really didnt find anything wrong with this DVD. I thought all the extras were great. This is a truely excellent movie.
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Summary: EMINEM KICKS SOME SERIOUS [rear-end]
Review: Of course i liked the movie, but the dvd added a lot more to it. You get the superman video, and of course my favorite: the battles that weren't seen. My favorite part is where he goes against this one guy and he's not suppose to speak and he just decides to, and says: "hold on faggot, let me turn this mike on, don't think i was gonna let you get away with that song...." i can remember just laughing my you know what off!!! So, yea, great movie...and hey it must be if em wins an oscar for "lose yourself", which is a great song!!!
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Summary: Eminem works his [rear] off!
Review: Rapping? Now Acting, too? And he does BOTH with such ease! This really IS a great movie, and well worth the hype. A lot of musicians (Ice-T, Ice Cube, other various kinds of "Ice") moved on to an acting career, but Em' raps AND acts, doing both VERY well! 8 MILE is 50% fact/50% fiction. It basically follows Eminem through life in Detroit, going to various rap battles, and (possibly?) winning. The DVD extras explain exactly what parts are true to fact, and where it goes astray. The rap battle parts really ARE unscripted, and some of the rappers really are just taken straight off the street! (Well, they had to sign up on a list, then be accepted; but they weren't told what to say or anything.) It gets a 4 instead of 5 because there's really no action in the film, other than some words flying between Em' and some other's groups, which all ends in mini rap battles, too. Just watch it and "lose yourself in the music..."
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Summary: Just a really good movie
Review: The much anticipated first acting role for rapper Eminem, "8 Mile", comes together way better than i thought it would. Seeing the trailer for this movie i thought i would be a complete mess of Eminem's past-life and rappers going at it in competitions. Even with some drama and action, "8 Mile" turns out exactly as i planned it would (except with a whole lot more interesting scenes). To the average Eminem fan, you probably can't take in all these different actions in one movie, you would probably just buy it for your Eminem collection and say, "it's the best movie ever!" or something. But to someone who doesn't even know who he is (is there such a person?) he or she might say "wow, this is an alright movie with a nice plot and good storytelling values" (i would've said what the Eminem fan said). When i went to see the movie in theaters i thought (myself being a huge Eminem fan) that i would just think it was the greatest ever instantly, but no, i didn't. The storyline of the movie is a little unclear at first. A gang of underground rappers get together weekly at the 'shelter' to do rap battles. The movie opens with Jimmy 'B Rabbit' Smith (Eminem) going out to battle. He loses do to stagefright and goes home (which he now has to live with his mother {Kim Basinger} because his girlfriend dumped him). I'm not going to go through the whole movie like this because that would be giving away WAY too much info, but, i will tell you some highlights. One or two scenes seem very interesting, B Rabbit tends to start rapping over anything that he can find. One scene, Rabbit and a fellow rapper that i think was named 'future' start a rap duet over "Sweet Home Alabama" (the song, not the movie). Some more personal scenes include Rabbit and his little sister, Lillie, Rabbit and his new girlfriend (Brittany Murphy) and Rabbit with his friend who i think is named Cheddar. The best rap scenes come about in the 'shelter', at Rabbit's work, and the previously mentioned rap duet with 'future'. Fighting and action scenes really come in handy in this film, Rabbit fights with his mother's boyfriend (i don't think their married), one of his friends for sleeping with his new girlfriend, and he gets his butt kicked by some thugs later on in the movie, too. If you want to know anymore about the movie itself, buy it. All in all, "8 Mile" is an excellent debut for Eminem in the movie industry. Considering this DVD edition has already racked up over $72 million dollars in just the first weeks rental and sales, it seems alot of people agree with me. The DVD includes director's commentary, exclusive rap battles, and the MTV banned video for "Superman". Also buy the soundtrack to this movie, it is an unstoppable record.
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Summary: Eminem rocks...Brittany Murphy brought it down a star.
Review: I like Eminem. I like his music and I happen to think he's a decent guy. "8 Mile" was a great movie. The plot was interesting, the dialogue was true to life, and Eminem's acting skills were surprisingly strong. Kim Basinger and the little girl who played "Lilly" were great. Unfortunately, I thought Brittany Murphy's performance was irritating - to say the least. In general, I think she's a mediocre talent. She was good in "Clueless," but I haven't been impressed with anything since. "8 Mile" hasn't changed that opinion. Her character looked drugged, skanky, and all-around trashy. I'm from Detroit...and I can tell you that if an anorexically thin white girl with a miniskirt and fishnet stockings is walking the streets, she is a hooker - not some actress wannabe. A different actress could have really brought depth to the role of "Alex." All Brittany brought was some awful dance moves and a 1960's haircut. It's too bad because this role could have been a really interesting and rich one. Eminem was fab, Kim Basinger was awesome, and all of the supporting case was great. It's definitely worth seeing and, if you're a big Em fan, definitely worth owning.
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