Review of 8 Mile (2002) by Destiny A — 12 Jan 2016

Here we are. That's right. It's the Eminem movie. Yeah. Say what?

I really liked this one. We generally get the feeling that the rapper grew up underprivileged when his mom complains to him that her boyfriend won't go down on her. You only get that kind of slack remark when the parent doesn't give as much of a crap, in the right way, about the kid, as they should do.

As for Eminem, he does a great job of playing... himself. Seriously though, He's cool. He's determined. He's nervous. It's an attractive underdog story, plus it's set in Detroit, which could use the advertising case that city needed help a long time ago.

There are some cool messages about friendship and also some good wisdom about life being harsh for the younger viewers to take in from this flick.

It's a little rank that Eminem bangs his girl in a car factory but you know, when in Rome...

Dan Copping.