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Summary: EMINEM GAVE A SURPRISE TO EVERYBODY WITH 8 MILE.
Review: We knew that Marshall Mathers III (a.k.a. Eminem) was a rap superstar with a lot of creativity for lyrics and rhymes, but when we heard that he was going to make an acting debut, everybody taught that he was a musician, not an actor...Boy, we all were very wrong.In "8 Mile", not only he displays his hip-hop talents, but he also makes clear that he is a complete artist with great acting skills. "8 Mile" is a semi-biographical movie located in the lower-class Detroit; Jimmy "B-Rabbit" and his friends are hip-hop aficionados that have a dream: someday they will be the next big thing in the hip-hop world; but Jimmy's friends know that his buddy "B-Rabbit" is the best rapper around; he just needs to display his talents in some way.... So in "8 Mile" we watch B-Rabbit and his fiends competing against other rappers, against the lack of money, against the discrimination that Rabbit suffers because he is a white boy in the hip-hop world, and many other difficulties in his road to the fame. Director Curtis Hanson manages to get pretty good performances from everybody in the cast, the pace of the story is very good also, Rodrigo Prieto's cinematography is stellar, and the music is just great. The extras in the DVD are entertaining, specially the rap battles that doesn't appear in the movie. This is the kind of movie that is enjoyable not only for Eminem or hip-hop fans, but it can be enjoyed by everyone...hell, even my parents liked "8 Mile".... Recommendable.
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Summary: Amazingly Good!
Review: If you haven't seen 8 Mile but know a little about it, you'd probably expect me to give it a very bad grade. Fortunately for this film, Eminem is one of the few musicians who can act!!! (Of course, it's a semi-autobiographical film) 8 Mile is the inspiring film about Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith, a guy that works for little money and lives in a trailor with his mother. He's also sort of an aspiring rap artist, participating (but never having the guts to stand up in front of everyone) in rap battles both in a club and on the streets. Eminem gives a very well-done performance as the lead character and Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy back the film with wonderful supporting acting. I loved how 8 Mile gives a realistic (if not slightly stylized) look at low-class life in a big city. The film is never shy of revealing the raw truth to you. The writing behind this film is very good and sends an inspiring and powerful message across to people who need the courage to follow their dreams. This film is remarkable and very, very overlooked for its excellence in credibility and overall entertianment values. Please see 8 Mile.
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Summary: BEST MOVIE EVER
Review: All you suckas hating on Eminem need to get a life, this is THE BEST MOVIE EVER. Em busts some crazy beats all over this movie, it's really tyte. If you are hating on this movie then I gotta ask, what's wrong with you? Just because you're from the suburbs don't mean you gotta hate on all us true Gs that come from the ghetto. Quit hating and drink your latte you losers.
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Summary: Please don't waste any money in buying/renting
Review: this garbage. Oh, pooh, pooh that sorry Eminem, who was forced to live with his mother after breaking up with his girlfriend. He's being hailed as "Elvis of Hip-Hop," which I don't think so because he had help from various rappers such as Doctor Dre. Still don't waste your hard-earned dolllars on this pathetic piece of trash.
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Summary: An Exercise in Endurance
Review: I picked up this movie at the library hoping to gain some insight into the world and music of Eminem. Unfortunately, you have to sit through an awful lot of movie before much music is shown - and the world is just too caricatured to be of much value. The pacing is *very* slow, which makes sense for some art house film where the characters are pontificating about the deeper meaning of life, but when it's just some delinquents driving around in a big sedan rattling off the various vices they're looking forward to exploring, it just gets a little tedious. I enjoyed watching the cutting contests, but seeing Kim Basinger slum it, and everybody else beat each other down and show very little respect just got old.
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Summary: +1/2. A groundbreaking but poorly realized rap film
Review: A disapppointing film about the underground culture of rap battles, modern versions of doin' the dozens that many aspiring MCs dream will make them stars. Speaking charitably, I don't think it was the fault of ultra-charismatic rapper Eminem that he was cast in the role of Ron Howard in this inner-city update of "American Graffiti," but it's still a shame that the weak script and sluggish direction didn't provide better opportunities for him to explore his acting range. While the messed-up, derelict trashiness of the blight-striken 'hoods of Detroit is shown with crisp, gritty detail, the social nuances of the hip-hop scene are reduced to a near-cartoonish simplicity, in which Eminem (as "B. Rabbit," his character's street name) and his too-goofy crew run up against the obnoxious swaggering of the Free World, a musical group that has already made it, and lords it over the rest of the scene. Too much time is spent building up numerous plot points that show how desperate and depressing Rabbit's life is -- the movie simply bogs down, and if we could have seen about half as much of this stuff, and about three times as much actual rapping, things would have been much, much better. While "8 Mile" probably succeeds in making underground hip-hop culture accessible to mainstream America, it probably would have been a better movie had it been played a little tougher. Several aspects of this film rang false, particularly the overly-likeable Fat Albert gang that Rabbit hangs out with, and the gratuitously [promiscous] scenes with his new girlfriend, played by Brittany Murphy, as well as the unfortunate absence of a wall-to-wall, booming soundtrack. The film does access a hidden culture, but it does so at the expense of subtlety and directorial finesse. It's surprising that Chris Hanson, who made a taut thriller like "LA Confidential," could let such a juicy story like this lapse into tedium. Plus, what a drag that Mekhi Phifer (the aptly-named Dr. Pratt, of TV's "E.R.") was cast as Em's best bud... Phifer is one of the most leaden and overly-obvious actors around; couldn't they have found *anyone* who would be more fun to watch for two hours? Anyway, I guess that while this wasn't the dramatic breakthrough for Eminem that many reviewers said it was, that it's still an okay film. If nothing else, in his climactic rap-battle scene, he got the opportunity to present his blueprint for how white kids who are into rap can diffuse the race-baiting of their critics: look 'em in the eye and say, "Yeah, so? What's your point?" It would have been nice if the other 110 minutes of this film offered as much of a message, but I guess you can't ask for everything.
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Summary: Eminem can act!
Review: This movie was interesting. Eminem does a great job at acting. He can do it better than he can rap! i recomend it to anyone. MPAA: R
Running Time: 111 minutes
Year released: 2002
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Summary: Wow! What a movie!
Review: At first I thought...no I'm not going to like this movie at all. but thethe movie is so good, and the message it gives is so powerful you cant help but like it by the time you get done watching it. I highly recommend it. It's basically about a guy who wants to be a rap star. He lives in the slums, with no money and no future. During the weekends he goes to rap contests but never has the courage to do it himself. This movie is about a guy who has the opportunity and talent to make something of himself. The question is will he take the chance?
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Summary: Not Easily Overlooked
Review: Does he have skills, yes. Does that make this a good movie, no. However, while the plot falls a little flat (not to bad though) the acting more than makes up for the abrupt ending and overused plot. (Think "Glitter" but with much better results). I was also very impressed with Kim (can't go wrong with that choice) and Murphy (whom I am also fond of, without Ashton). Overall this is a "kinda" must see, just for the simply fact that the hype didn't turn out to be total bull this time. Also, a well deserved Oscar.
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Summary: Really a good film, well acted
Review: Despite the teenage angst, a bit of sex and lots of cussing this is a great coming of age film about a boy reaching beyond his surroundings and life and making something good for himself. Eminem is a brilliant song writer and in this movie he proves he can act too. I realize that lots of his music is controversial, but as I watched this for the second time recently, I also realized a lot of our kids are listening to him. Word for word. My son and his friend could sing along with much of this movie, so I think it's worth paying attention to what he has to say. Doesn't mean I condone all he has to say or all he does, just means I think he's worth listening too. The movie, if taken out of the context of who Eminem is and what he does, would still be a really good film, the fact that it's semi autobiographical really makes it interesting and entertaining at the same time. I highly recommend this film to any that aren't prudish and think it's worth owning.
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