eminem doesnt disappoint!

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2004)

Critics were uncertain of the film, since the lead was a rapper that gets into everyone's faces about anything just to rap about them on the cd's. some artists really stink up the movies with their leading roles, (britney spears, mariah carey) and some succeed (cher, j. lo, madonna) with the success the films get. eminem fits with the winners who can tranform to both roles, singer and actor. playing a guy "rabbit" who appears to go through the similar steps that eminem went through to achieve his rapping
career. rabbit and some friends go through the SHADY streets of detroit, trying to get rabbit to sell some of his raps. and while doing all this, he trys to keep his little sister from harm after living with his mom in the trailer park. the mom is a shaky character, played well by kim basinger, who after bless the child was not a good actor to me. this role erased that image for her, and made the slate clean. the same goes to brittany murphy, who seems to switch from good movies to bad movies. the ending is the coolest and really captures the raw talent of the rapper, who does possess the skills. i wouldnt be surprised if eminem does another flick like this, he really is good at it. and besides that, the song that is on at the end of the credits was a hit for a long, long time on the charts. the song was nominated for a oscar for the best song of the year. that's better than j. lo's thing when she had a movie and a hit song out. but j. lo's song wasnt nominated for an oscar.. but anyways, the movie was a great success for the rapper and he can put that in his resimay, besides designer and rapper and artist. what cant he do? way to go! (B+ B)