Like Saturday Night Fever in the 90s, and that's not a compliment

Rating: 4/10 (6 December 2004)

This movie stinks, I didn't think highly of it and still don't. It is a rip off of Saturday Night Fever, only set in the 90s, for starters.
There are so many similarities between the two movies. For example; John Travolta has a lousy homelife, Eminem has a lousy homelife. John Travolta has a bland job, Eminem has a bland job. John Travolta seeks solace in his hobby and only escape, disco, Eminem seeks solace in his hobby and only escape, rapping. John Travolta goes into a contest, Eminem goes into a contest. John Travolta goes around town complaining with his mates, Eminem goes around town complaining with his mates. John Travolta meets a girl, Eminem meets a girl. John Travolta is a womaniser but gets upset when the lady he meets doesn't turn up, Eminem dumps his girlfriend but gets all upset when the new girl he meets is doing someone else. While I haven't seen the ending of either I'm guessing they both win the contests they enter.
There are a couple of differences between the two, SNF is fictional, while 8M has been the subject of debate as to whether is is true, semi-biographical, or fictional. Also, Travolta is actually king of the dance floor, Eminem must rise to the top. Another difference is that I actually like John Travolta; he seems like a nice person, makes a good interview, and he's worked for an Australian airline, yay. Eminem on the other hand I detest, he sings many of his songs with a hateful tone, and (another reason why I dislike this movie) he has a martyr complex numerous km wide, and wears it like a crown.
This movie is filled with Eminem's martyr complex, he's always wandering around with a pained look on his face, and frequently complains. "Your friends don't know me", "We're still living at home with our mums." Please! Whatever your hangup is Eminem get over it. I was glad to see this piece of trash for a movie sent up on Scary Movie 3.
However, One difference is that I could watch this movie longer than I could watch SNF. I reached a point in SNF where I had just had enough and went to bed. For this I was watching this at a friends place up to the end but missed it because I had to leave. It has been on TV but I have missed the ending there as well. So the director must have been doing something right to keep me watching.
Nonetheless, for this movie's unoriginality, protagonist, and annoying martyr complex running through it I give this four out of ten.