Do you like rap music?

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2009)

You needn't to to appreciate this movie that makes you go deep into the world of rap like it's practiced and lived by the youths in the poor neighbourhoods, slums and trailers of Detroit mostly inhabited by Afro-Americans but also by some whites, all of those youngsters living together without showing any serious racist attitudes. This is also half biographical of Eminem the greatest rapper ever known and who does the main character in the movie. It's a very realistic movie showing the vivid relations between all those rap performers and fans and the contest rap battles they are involved in, trying to win a place in the sun which means to get a possible contract with a radio station or a record editor. These relations are sometimes very friendly and solidary sometimes antagonistic and violent. Besides this we have the depiction of the difficult relationship between the young rapper whose role is played by Eminem and his mother whose behaviour is not very orthodox, while at same time he cherishes and tries to protect his little sister. The dialogues are very realistic too in terms of corresponding to the real language that these youths use to express themselves. Though not a masterpiece (the script matter doesn't allow more anyhow) this is a movie worth to be seen chiefly by the authenticity of its scenes, by its music (for rap lovers) and by the great performance of the cast.