Not the Milestone It Was Said to Be...

Rating: 6/10 (19 November 2002)

Granted, this movie was not horrible and I was surprised to see that Eminem could actually act. While watching this movie I was entertained and did actually care about the characters. It was when the movie ended I became indifferent about it.
For about a week and a half before the movie released in theaters, movie critics from all over were hailing this film and giving out accolades like water in a marathon. Because of all this I went to this movie with relatively high expectations and they were not met. Sure the movie is entertaining for the 2 hours it runs and it does have some neat rap/flow scenes, but in the end I did not really see the point the movie was trying to stress. For the type of movie it is it left you hanging and wondering about it too much. It seems as if the film makers wanted to make this film as real as possible (which they successfully did) that they forgot the reason that they were making the movie.
Now, I did enjoy the movie for the most part, but I kept waiting for something to happen that would turn the plot and it never did. It is not a movie I would watch again nor would I recommend it (the audience who will appreciate it for what it is worth is a definite younger audience).
Because the movie kept me decently entertained but really put out no substance I give 8 MILE a 6/10.