Director: Curtis Hanson
Genre: Drama/
Music
Runtime: 110
minutes
Year:
2002
Starring: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Taryn Manning, Omar
Benson Miller, Anthony Mackie, Michael Shannon
Description: Follows a
young rapper (Eminem) in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of
life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap
harder than it may seem.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2023 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 18: A MOVIE ABOUT MUSIC
Review: “8 Mile” tells part of the life story of Marshall Mathers, made famous
as Eminem, and more or less plays himself in his film debut. It is the story of
a white boy in Detroit, who hangs out mostly in black circles, within a
community defined by rap culture and neighborhood rivalries. B-Rabbit, the
character Eminem plays, belongs to this community because he is actually just as
disenfranchised as the black youth: he lives in a trailer, barely educated,
poor, with an alcoholic mother and an estranged father.
The few bright spots in his
life are his little sister, his loyal group of friends and his remarkable rap
talent. Encouraged by his best friend Future, Rabbit ventures into the
exclusively black rap battles, rap duels in which opponents must verbally beat
each other up. And the audience decides who the winner is.
It’s pretty straight-forward
how the story will largely unfold, no surprises here. Eminem does do a fine job
and has enough conviction to keep us interested. And these rap battles are the
highlight of the film. It’s a solid film with an equally solid story, but
nothing spectacular.
Rating: 3/
5
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