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8 Mile (2002)
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Reviews Counted:178
Fresh:132
Rotten:46
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Even though the story is overly familiar, there's enough here for an engaging ride.
Theatrical Release:Nov 8, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $116,638,030
Synopsis: Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak,... [More]
Starring: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy
Director: Curtis Hanson
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Reviews for 8 Mile
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01/20/03
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01/18/03
It's a movie that showcases director Curtis Hanson working at the very height of his craft, but only to break even.
01/16/03
Who could have predicted that a rap movie starring Eminem would, at its best, be one of the year's sweetest joyrides?
01/16/03
Top CriticWhat screamed a ridiculous idea or vanity project when you first read or head about it is the exact opposite - a well thought out and realised film which never thinks too much of itself.
01/16/03
Eminem's skill still lies in turning an inventive phrase: filled with characters who lack depth, his film debut falls victim to its own modesty and is often insubstantial and boring.
01/13/03
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01/10/03
Everything that happens feels inevitable, achingly obvious -- the abuse, the betrayals, the arguments, the reconciliations, the tiny defeats, the bigger victories.
01/08/03
The script is uninspired, the picture's characters are stick figures, its dialogue is lackluster and the star's performance seldom rises above the adequate.
12/08/02
There's no power fantasies here, no ego trips or fairy tale stories about a loser made good. In this case, the persona serves the story, not the other way around.
12/04/02
The story is all right: The picture's real excellence is its portrait of the society in which it takes place.
12/02/02
Top CriticIt has been over 25 years since Aretha demanded R-E-S-P-E-C-T from her man and Marvin declared 'war is not the answer.' Are we to consider our journey down the '8 Mile' road progress?
11/27/02
A solidly built, rather old-fashioned yarn about a plucky underdog who triumphs in the face of adversity.
11/26/02
Eminem manages to take all that we think we know about Eminem and inject it into his character without turning the character into a simple screen version of himself.
11/24/02
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11/23/02
I have to go back to James Dean in Elia Kazan's East of Eden and Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause in 1955 to find a comparably jolting piece of male aggressiveness coupled with bottled-up vulnerability.
11/22/02
Top CriticThat the final rap battle feels so electrifying rather than merely coming across as the usual rah-rah climax taps directly into the energy emanating from Eminem as he gives his character a real presence.
11/20/02
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11/19/02
Eminem gives a focused, intelligent performance.
11/19/02
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