It seems a lot of people haven't got the point of this film

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2003)

First of all, I've read plenty of comments from people saying that there's not much of a plot to the film. Correct. The film is simply about a week in the life of a amateur rapper and how he battles his confidence to finally prove himself, despite all the bad things happening around him. That's all. Read the tagline - 'Find your voice'. This film simply told you how Rabbit found his. Hollywood *could* have put a lot more side stories into the film, but they weren't necessary; the story kept its focus on Rabbit, where it belonged - even though it wasn't very exciting at times. I was also glad there wasn't some huge happy ending where Rabbit got famous. Instead we have more of a realistic storyline -- after all -- no-one goes from being a nobody to a megastar in a week. (even though Eminem's own rise was pretty fast.) I liked the way you were left guessing 'so what now?' for Rabbit.
People who expected more plot, more side-stories and a 'bigger' ending have been living on a diet comprising of too much Hollywood shmultz. If you'd learned what the film was telling you, you wouldn't have been disappointed. I certainly wasn't. 8/10