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Summary: Eh. So-so.
Review: 8 Mile (Curtis Hanson, 2002)I had to rent it. I had to find out why Curtis Hanson, the director of such beautiful films as L. A. Confidential, Bad Influence, and The Hand that Rocks the Cradle could possibly see in the life story of Eminem. And whether you like this film or not is probably going to rest, in no small part, on how you see it. If it is meant as a biography of Eminem, it is unforgivably revisionist; if it is meant fictionally, it's at least partially redeemable. Hanson turns in his usual above-average direction, while Scott Silver (he of the timeless script for The Mod Squad) shows that he actually does have a modicum of screenwriting talent. His film is about as shallow as a desert pond, but he can do better than The Mod Squad, and did here. Add in Brian Grazer (a man whose output defines the term "mediocre") and Jimmy Iovine (I know music, I do. What's this "film" stuff?) as producers, and Eminemn doesn't have much going for him behind the scenes other than, well, Curtis Hanson. Somehow, Hanson managaes to almost putt his fat out of the fire. Eminem's charisma translates well into film. but that's about all that makes it worth watching. Brittany Murphy (The Prophecy II, Cherry Falls) is wooden, and her relationship with Eminem's character Bunny Rabbit is completely unbelievable... Now, for the good parts. Greg (Michael Shannon of Tigerland fame), Rabbit's high school classmate and now Stephanie's live-in boyfriend, finally drops the idea that he's not Ray Liotta, and takes on a role that has him looking and sounding as Liotta-like as possible. It works. Mekhi Phifer (O, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer), as Rabbit's best friend Future, finally gets his teeth into a role that allows him to shine. Between those two and Eminem, there's enough decent acting here to make it watchable. But is it the biography of Eminem that word on the street had it being? No way. The Eminem who wrote the songs on his first two albums is not the blue-collar I-love-my-family-and-defend-the-concept-of-homosexuality guy Rabbit is. It is tempting to see 8 Mile as another step in the sanitization of the image of Eminem; whether it is meant as biography or not, Eminem still comes off looking like he either isn't the person on his first two albums, or is trying to repent for that person. If you like Eminem, you've probably already seen it. If you don't, it's probably worth a rental. The documentary about the rap battles included as an extra on the DVD sums up a good portion of the reason why the parts of this film that don't work don't work. Hanson up on stage talking to a cast of three hundred fifty extras about kickin' it in rap battles and sounding Harvard-educated while doing it. Still, if you don't approach it too seriously, it's not a bad way to [spend] two hours. ** ½
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Summary: Lee Deezy 2k3 CVT Tha Album In Stores now!
Review: First off I had to do a promo, to get known. Now about 8 Mile, this movie is hype! It stars Em' as Jimmy "Bunny Rabbit" Smith Jr. Who wants to become a freestyle champion, but at his first attempt he chokes mercifully. Then all throughout the movie Em' and his homeboys roll through the city doing dumb stuff. But the ending is completely annoying, it needs a sequel on it to show how the rest of B Rabbit's life went on to be. Good movie, could have been better. Wasn't enough battling, even amount of sex, even amount of violence, not even comedy. But to conclude, this is a good movie.
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Summary: Non-Rap Fan's Comment; This Is Surprisingly Good!
Review: As many people have already said in their positive reviews, "8 Mile" is really a surprisingly good film, both gritty and truthful. I know and you know that the film is NOT exactly what happened to Eminem, a now celebrated rapper with strong messages. The film is a gentler and softer version of his real life, but thanks to the sure hand of director Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential fame), the total result is more than satisfactory. And yes, though basically 'as himself', he can act pretty good. '8 Mile' is a real place in Detroit where Eminem is raised, and here stands as a symbol of the borderline where two kinds of people meet. Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers III) plays his alter ego Jimmy 'Rabbit' Smith, who struggles to make it in rap music where black people are dominant. But at the crutial moment during the amateur contest for rappers (the battle, they call it), his tongue which should be always acid fails him. Then the film follows the life of Jimmy and his friends, and how he finds the way he should live his life in spite of his messy surroundings including his girlfriend (Brittany Murphey) and his mother (Kim Basinger). The final scenes, even for the audiences like me who don't know much about rap music, are very exciting and rousing. In fact we come to like this guy Jimmy. For his avid fans, the film may look too tame, but you have to admit that film is made for wider audience in mind. Jimmy has a sister, but fans might instead remember his (Eminem's) own daughter when looking at her. But forget those things outside the screen for a while. This is a story about an angry man who doesn't know into what kind of shapes he should turn the enormous anger. The film has very authentic atmosphere of Detroit, and does not fail to reflect the social background of the characters. But as I said, we should watch this one as a story with universal appeal. If you don't like hip-hop or rap, never mind. You just don't have to. Because "8 Mile" has vast power to make you understand why he is so popular among his fans.
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Summary: I'd walk a Mile for this one
Review: 8 Mile isn't your typical rapper movie by any lengths. It has established actors with a terrific director, and the big bonus is that the rapper himself can actually act. Eminem proves to the whole world that he isn't a one dimensional celebrity and can hold his own with the best of them (i.e. Kim Basinger). Does he deserve an Oscar, though? Absolutely not, not even close. But, in an increasingly popular trend where music stars cross over into the movie industry, he topples them all. This isn't unprecedented with the likes of Madonna making the switch, but it's always intriguing and quite surprising when a rapper can make the transition so easily and smoothly. There are some Hollywoodish qualities in the movie, and that just makes it interesting. What movie has ever been made that the "based on" storyline isn't tweaked here and there to make it an interesting movie? 8 Mile didn't jump down any levels on the side stories, like so many movies in this genre do. There wasn't a point in the movie that I felt bored or turned off, which is what one would expect from a movie with Eminem cast as the lead. By the end of the movie, I felt a genuine sympathy for Rabbit and wanted nothing more than to see him prevail against all odds. That's the mark of good directing and even more important, terrific acting. 4 Stars
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Summary: A great film!!!
Review: I never really thought i'd like this film, but to my suprise i did. The story is mainly about about this guy called rabbit(eminem) who has been brought up in the poor... suburbs of detroit, and his mum(kim basinger) is very strugling with money and depending on bingo games, and rabbit is taking up a job as a car manufacturer, and he is willing to be a successful rapper, though at first he was a not so good rapper, and he is also being bullied by some blacks seeming he is like one of the only white rappers in town, and as we get closer to the middle of the film rabbit falls in love with this girl(brittany murphy), and a bit after the middle she becomes very impressed with eminems rapping and they then fall in love with each other. One of the main things i didn't expect in this movie is the humor, i just didn't know that there would be some humor, any way yes this movie actually is quite a funny and sweet movie. The funny parts in the movie are mainly the rap battles where other rappers go against each other and humiliate each other. Now onto the sweet part of the movie, yes this movie is actually sweet. Apart from the racism and bullying, this movie is very sweet. I thought the relationships of eminem and his friends in the movie was very sweet, because they always stuck up for each other, laughed with each other and apart from those arguments they have had, they where overall best friends and where always there for each other. Ok now im sure there are some parents who would like to know if this is suitable for their children so heres a fairly brief classification on the movies language, violence, drug use and sexual content. LANGUAGE: This movie contains alot of coarse language, though most of the time it is used for silly reasons or as a joke. The film has alot of racism especially held at whites, so yeah be warned that this movie is high on coarse language. VIOLENCE: This movie does not contain any deaths, though it has alot of gang fights(fights with no weapons), and this movie is very very low on gore. The goriest bit in the movie is when rabbits friend accidently shots himself in the leg, though survives. So this movie is low on violence. DRUG USE: This movie contains a bit of drug use, though alot of drinking and drunk characters and a bit of smoking, so overall this movie is average on drug use. SEXUAL CONTENT: This movie has about three sex scenes in it. The first one isn't to bad, the third one isn't to bad, though the seconde one is very big. The movie contains a bit of nudity, but not to much kissing. Though the all three sex scenes aren't explicit. Overall this movie is average on sexual content. Overall i thought this was a great movie was great and i think it would be suitable 13 years and older, though if 13 it would be best to be accompanied with a parent like i was, so THANKYOU FOR READING-peace
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Summary: shady movie
Review: this movie is the bomb (look out for the stupid ending) eminem plays an excellent role
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Summary: one of the best movies ever made
Review: This Had Me In Movie Heaven. First Of All I Love Rap Music And Eminem Is So Brutally Honest.Good Thing Is He Can Also Act And
I Think The Oscars Left Him Out For Best Actor. The Plot Is Very Realistic For A Rapper Turned Actor Movie. I Could Imagine Everything In Detroit Being Like It Was In This Movie. The Only Thing I Didn't Like Was The Ending. We Want To Know What Happenned With Jimmy's Life. Otherwise A Truly Great Movie For All To Reflect On.
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Summary: 8 days on the 8 Mile
Review: I have to admit I didn't even know who Eminem was until "The Marshall Mathers LP" came out in the summer of 2000. When I first heard "The Real Slim Shady" on the radio that summer, I honestly thought it was some kind of practical joke. Could anyone's voice really be that nasal? Of course, the joke was on me. The joke's on everyone when it comes to Eminem. The morning that "8 Mile" came out, I heard two radio hosts in New York City (a right-wing social crusader, and a left-wing civil rights lawyer) debating Eminem. One host decried Eminem, while the other lauded him, and it's not hard to figure out which host took which side. Obviously, once I heard the debate phrased in those terms, I simply had to go see the film. "8 Mile" is well worth owning on DVD -- if nothing else, for those of us less than fluent in hip-hop, the English subtitles make the movie remarkably easier to understand. In the theater, the film was inspirational, without being hokey. It stands up to repeated viewings, which is the mark of a truly good film. Director Curtis Hanson has made increasingly solid movies throughout his career (his early "The Little Dragons" was banned to the purgatory of monthly airings on the Lifetime Network in the late '80s; now he's an Oscar winner) and in "8 Mile" he pushes all the right buttons without ever producing anything phony. The magic element that makes "8 Mile" hang together is Eminem... of course. Rabbit's an anti-hero, who picks a fight every ten minutes and loses most of them. His film romance (with Brittany Murphy) is limited to an erotic encounter in an auto-stamping factory; the would-be couple's romantic gesture involves the middle finger. If you're expecting "8 Mile" to conclude with a triumphant record deal and a marriage proposal, you're in the wrong theater. The supporting cast in "8" mile is also notable. Mekhi Phifer, who first came to my attention with an explosive recurring role on the penultimate season of "Homicide", is outstanding as Rabbit's hip-hop mentor and would-be sponsor. Someone named Evan Jones is quite likeable as "Cheddar Bob", quite possibly the dumbest sidekick to appear in a movie since Steve Buscemi in "The Big Lebowski". Sample exchange: "I need some privacy." "Can I come with you?". The third notable character is Detroit itself. Here's one of the bleakest movie landscapes ever, and it's all filmed "entirely on location in the 313", as the film's credits tell us. The extras are a little weak. The "making of" featurette runs just 10 minutes and doesn't seem to involve any original contribution by Eminem himself. Well done, however, is the music soundtrack options, which all you to jump directly to the scene in the movie in which a particular song appears. You can also watch the film's excellent freestyle battles this way. The finest feature on the disc is a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the freestyle battles. Here we see the "American Idol"-style selection process of four extras who'll get to actually battle Eminem in the movie. The feature is all the more riveting for the fact that this sequence didn't make the final cut. This feature is the closest that the "8 Mile" DVD comes to actually penetrating Eminem's barriers and getting a look at the real man himself.
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Summary: Go em. (eminem)!!
Review: I saw this movie at a friends house, she had bought the movie that day. And we watched it and I actually loved it!! Except for the part where Em. makes out with Alex (Britanny Murphey). That was gross. Kids under 13 shouldn't see this movie unless they already know about Em. and like him like I do. :) But anyways, I suggest if you're a HUGE fan of Em. then buy this movie!! :) You'll like it... believe me
"EM ROCKS!"
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Summary: Eminem and a solid acting performance...
Review: Usually music based stars in big hollywood pictures don't work out,but Eminem proved critics wrong in this box office smash.It's not only the hottest movie of 2002 but also a very successful DVD video.Eminem plays B-Rabbit,a man who lives in a dream world full of beats and hip hop rhymes.He believes in himself but still can't find a way out of 8-Mile.With up's and downs along the way this film has a great ending putting Eminem the champion of the Shelter,a local hip hop spot where they compete against one another.This film has a very good supporting cast in Kim Bassinger and Mekhi Pheifer.I give Eminem two thumbs up in his surprising role.
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