BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Michelle Ridley
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Beulah Bram
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
christianaugustatanacio
I'm not really into watching this type of genre but this one is different I did not get bored while watching the film and Eminem can really act to think that this is his debut film.
llVIU
There's a problem or two that I might have with this movie, main one being that it's too short, but I think it represents so well how the life in the ghetto sucks. It just plain sucks. It sucks being poor, having no education, worrying about what you're gonna eat, or if you can get a minimum wage job, it sucks when you can't rely on family and friends, and when you get assaulted and the cops can't do anything. It shows so many struggles, and the main character just struggles with them and tries to cope... he's not some super badass macho alpha hero, he's just a regular guy who tries to live, just like many other people living in poor areas.I think it needed a little bit more depth, or subliminal messages about staying strong and positive. This movie did have one, it was about taking care of his little sister.I gave it a 7 mainly because I'm picky as hell.
disastrousdallas
the Rags to riches and the underdog wins tropes in movies are overused in the common day and age, whilst many celebrities will create semi biographical films as vanity projects that are usually terrible this film is not among them.Eminem plays Jimmy B. Rabbit Smith Jr, a character based of his own life and a character that many can relate to, as it shows him at a low point trying to accomplish his dream hitting many rocks in the road, although you could say that a slight bit of vanity is that he's in every scene, but this is just because its a semi biographical story.The story details the life B. Rabbit for a week in his life with his friends showing how he mellows out and becomes more calm and realizes that his dreams are achievable and in a film that people can relate to.the supporting cast is commendable for there great performance, and if you're a fan of the hip-hop scene look for many cameos from numerous amazing rappers.of course the highlight of the film is the music, namingly the award winning "Lose Yourself" by Eminem just listening it, is it any wonder he won the award for it?.overall a great film and a must watch.
The Fake Slim Shady
In the movie 8 Mile, directed by Chris Hanson, the obvious theme was standing up and using your voice but it was really about getting up when you've hit the absolute bottom. The main character is actually based off of Eminem, the real life rapper. This story is told in Detroit and he's trying to become a well known rapper. He is only stopped by one thing, his skin color. His white shell causes him to lose "street cred" and is disrespected by all of the rap community. They don't believe a white person should be rapping and think that it isn't right for him to join the weekly "rap offs". This causes him to go through a lot of pain, emotionally and physically. With his life at home falling apart with his unemployed mother and her drinking addiction, he struggles to keep a steady job and support for his baby sister. He gets jumped and mugged in the streets by the same group that dominates at the rap offs and continues to bully him. He hits a point where it doesn't look good for him and he has hit the absolute bottom. If you've ever been bullied or suppressed at any point in your life then you need to watch this movie as soon as possible.
