8 Mile (DVD 2003)

Ah, a movie starring a music star, never something that invties feelings of joy and anticipation (Glitter, anyone?). What we have here, however, is not a badly written, directed and acted pop song vehicle. Instead, 8 Mile is an extremely well written, well directed and well acted (yes, well acted) piece of film-making.
Like him or loathe him, his lyrics or whatever, Eminem is an undeniable presence in today's world, no matter what people like Tipper Gore in the US would have you think. He is also a good actor, at least when he is not required to stretch himself. Here he plays moody, resentful ands angry, all parts of his natural personality as it appears in public. I mean, this is man who wrote 'Stan'. But he can act, that is a fact. His persona has been watered down for the movie (or beefed up for Slim Shady, whichever you prefer). Here he is not homophobic (he even defends a gay man in a rap sparring battle at work), he is not a gangster (he gets beaten up by them), he is, despite his group of friends, pretty alone. He is prone to bursts of random and ferocious violence and temper tantrums. Okay, so you still sometimes see him as a rap star with somewhat objectionable views rather than the character he plays, but that's not the point. Overall, Jimmy Smith Jnr. is a pretty well drawn character, definitely not 100% likeable, but not wholly unsympathetic either.

After he chokes in the opening scene of the movie, a rap battle where rappers spar with each other, producing ingenious slices of rhyme, he is booed and ridiculed by all but his four friends and Alex (Brittany Murphy), a girl he meets. This is not a totally happy movie, it deals with a bleak landscape and bleaker lives, people stuck where they are because they can't bring themselves to leave, caught in a cycle of violence. That said, it provides a superb climax, when Jimmy (Eminem) enters a rap battle again in order to win out over the gang who have abused and beaten him. Here Eminem's verbal skills come into their own, and come the final, he owns the crowd. To the reviewer who took the moral high ground and said that this movie should never be compared to 'Rocky', due to the immoral nature of it's star, why is a man stringing together rhymes to overcome adversity worse than a man who is paid to beat another man into a pulp? The character Jimmy goes after in the final battle is ridiculed for reasons this reviewer saw as commendable, but the character is a violent, murderous bully who was threatening to kill Jimmy earlier in the movie, so why stand up for him? This is a movie about the underdog, and it has the likes of Rocky on the ropes from the word go.

You may not like Marshall Mathers III and his views on race sexuality and women, but for now, that's not the point. Yes, the movie is violent and full of swearing, but so are Scorsese movies, and he's hailed as a genius. Yes, the female characters are not held up as role models for young girls, but Alex does at least show her support and affection for Jimmy in spite of what happens. To conclude, you should watch 8 Mile, not because it's got Eminem in it, but because it is a very good movie.

First off I have to say that I am definitely not a Rap fan, either hip hop or anything else. It is not my generation, I am far to old for that.
But this film really gripped me and I was fascinated by the lead character.
For me this film is about following your dream, even if everybody around you has given up.
This is just so inspiring to live with him through all the times when he had plenty of excuses to let go of his dream, but he did not.
And that is what real magic is made of. So for me (56 this year and counting) this film is one of the most outstanding and gripping stories I have seen in many years.

I have watched it many times and made many of my friends watch it with me. This is important in so many ways and I can only urge everybody to see this film and let its message come through. Never give up, even if the whole world turns away from you, there is always a chance for your dreams to come true.

As recommeded by friends , This film was amazing

Eminem is a good actor in the film, it is also a encouraging film

highly recommeded to all people!

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Loved this film, love Eminem's style. If you can't make out what they're saying with their American Hip Hop slangs, pop the subtitles on! Would be nice to see a Part II as the ending will allow it!

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This is a great classic film with one of the best most respected rappers in the world.

It has an amazing storyline, even better music, and really good actors, Eminem acts as the main role, providing us with a breath-taking story, which can be related to real-life, and even more interesting - his own life.

This is definitely recommended for any eminem fan, or music fan alike.
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With "8 Mile" Eminem cements his position as the noughties Madonna.

A new parent-worrying icon for disaffected youth, he already bosses pop music with his infectious rapping and controversial lyrics. Cinema is next.

Not that his celluloid bow is anywhere near as incendiary as the Daily Mail thinks his music is.

Rather, in the hands of "LA Confidential" director Curtis Hanson, it's a solidly built, rather old-fashioned yarn about a plucky underdog who triumphs in the face of adversity. Think "Rocky" with rapping.

The bouts in this setting are rap battles - in which rival rappers insult each other in turn, using the most imaginative and funny rhymes they can manage.

"8 Mile" opens with Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith (Eminem) freezing in his first such contest at the Shelter (where the Detroit-born star used to perform in real life).

Humiliated, he returns to the drudgery of his menial job and living with his trailer trash mom (Basinger - too glamorous for the role) next to the 8 Mile road, which separates the white suburbs from the largely black inner city.

The following week's battle could offer a chance of redemption - but will he take it?

Not hard to predict, obviously, but Eminem's semi-autobiographical drama at least manages not to embarrass its star or the audience (so the Madonna comparison ends here).

Scott Silver's script garnishes its clichés with effective social commentary. The former Marshall Mathers, meanwhile, is fine, if somewhat self-conscious, as he skulks about wearing his trademark look of wounded insolence.

The rapping is the real star. When Eminem takes centre stage, he's back in an arena he knows - and his charisma and remarkable linguistic dexterity make these profane, clever and funny scenes the best of the movie.

I LOVE THIS FILM.. ITS AMAZING!
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I really enjoyed this film and the freestyles are ace. Plenty of cameos from rap stars too. Its a heart warming scene between eminems character and sister lillie that steals it for me and instantly makes it a classic.

Eminem makes his feature debut in Curtis Hanson's film about an aspiring white rapper from the wrong side of the tracks in Detroit. Inspired by the star's own story
The road to Hollywood is littered with the corpses of pop stars who've tried their hand at acting and found the world wasn't ready for their close-ups (stand up Michael Jackson, Maria Carey, Madonna). Which is probably why 8 Mile has the oddball pairing of Eminem and Curtis Hanson. Just as Dr Dre lent Marshall Mathers III credibility when he emerged onto the hip hop scene a few years ago, Wonder Boys director Hanson gives the rapper cinematic legitimacy for his big screen debut - and, man, does he come off well.

As Rabbit, an aspiring MC from a broken home who's trying to work his way up through Detroit's black hip-hop clubs, he's essentially playing a fictionalised version of himself. However, rather than turn 8 Mile into an Eminem vanity project, Hanson and writer Scott Silver (Johns) hone the star's personality traits to create a strong, socially-aware character-driven drama.

Like Hanson's L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile has a strong sense of place. The title refers to the street that separates Detroit's affluent white neighbourhoods from its poor black ones and Hanson - by way of Amores Perros cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto's fluid-but-raw hand-held work - brilliantly captures the chaos of a once great industrial city gone to ruin. Rabbit, or Jimmy Smith Jr (Eminem), is the nominal white kid from the wrong side of the tracks who dreams of using his MC skills to get out of Detroit's run-down 313 area. By day he works in a steel plant, at night he works on his lyrics in the trailer he shares with his boozy, bingo-addicted white-trash mother Stephanie (Basinger) and adoring six-year-old sister Lily (Greenfield).

In the opening scenes we see Rabbit choke in front of a sea of black faces at a free-style battle hosted by his friend Future (Phifer). He scuttles off stage to catcalls of "Vanilla Ice" - something the real Slim Shady endured on his way up. The rest of the film is built around Rabbit finding his voice. On the surface it's a hip-hop Rocky, but while the subtext of Stallone's film was about putting a smart-talking black man - namely Muhammad Ali - in his place, 8 Mile is about defusing racial tension and focussing attention on the economic deprivation that intensifies division. As Future tells Rabbit: "When they hear you, it's not gonna matter what colour you are."

If there's a fault with this set-up it's that the women are under-served. Rabbit's love interest Alex (Brittany Murphy - looking like Courtney Love circa 1991), is a wannabe model who is trying to make it by screwing someone to help her get a portfolio together. As for Basinger, her moment of redemption comes when she wins the bingo. For a film that skilfully negotiates racial and class-issues with a minimum of clichés, it's a little depressing that it is so reductive with its female characters.

Verdict
Another fine effort from a director currently on a critical roll. Hanson is great at teasing the audience with little samples of his star's lyrical dexterity as he builds towards the finale.

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This is supposedly not Eminem's life story, but it's hard to spot too many differences from the picture of his life we see through the media.

It's a great film that just happens to feature Eminem. Not pretentious, not over-done, just well written, well acted & believable.

Definately one for the collection.

I watched this because i love eminem music and thought what the hell but when i sat down and saw it i really got into it and forgot about eminem and how famous he is and just thought more about the beginning.
One to watch.

Eminem on top form. A must for fans... Superman music video exclusive is just brilliant. I'm not really a DVD collector but this is definately something worth keeping as its not just a movie but good music too.

I bought this DVD because I thought it was highly rated at the time it came to the cinemas, but I was disappointed because of the bad language throughout.

A surprisingly enjoyable and interesting film, very recommended. i first hired this film out from a DVD shop and enjoyed it that much i bought it.

I hate Eminem with a vengence, but I love this film passionatley! How oximoron can I be? LOL... The film is about a guy from a place where everybody raps, even when they talk! (sheesh) He got into this rapping himself, but he gets so nervous he just "chokes" (or in english, he loses his nerve). But it got to the stage that he has had enough and thinks stuff it, and got on with it... well, you'll have to watch the film to see how it ends...

I have not watched it yet but hope to do so shortly, love the song so looking forward to watching DVD

How can people say eminem cant act... r u all insane!? this is a great film it is EMINEM doing what he does best, fighting , rappin and just being a total american doing what he wants for a reason, if u were to say he cant rap then u probly never heard of any music of his his actin didnt need to be absolutly perfect because this film is about him and thats what he acted like...himself what a blockbuster worth buying for any rap fan

This is a great film about racism and the underground rap world parts of this film are from the life of Marshall mathers (eminem) and is played by him also.
This is rated 15 for language and scences of a sexual nature but it is a very good film and the first by a rapper

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great film with great music. really enjyed it first time and have watched it over and over again. well worth purchasing. A++++

I love this movie because eminem more than proves he can act as well as rap.
A story of a young white rapper trying to get along in a mainly black society, he gets pulled down and beaten up by a gang but he still doesnt let it get him down he rises above it and proves that he can rap i give this film 10/10.

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