Hey, People who hate this movie: Shut the f*$k up

Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2003)

Sorry to be so blunt, but I really hate everyone who hated this movie. It is a formulaic story true. If you wanted to see this type of story, you could stay home and rent THE KARATE KID or ROCKY. But just because it's been done before, doesn't mean it doesn't have value. After all, who doesn't like THE KARATE KID? Isn't that a variation on the ROCKY story? On the film itself, I think everyone who's criticized Eminem on this site is doing so largely because they approached the movie thinking "boy, I hate that damn Eminem. How can anyone say that kind of thing about their mother. And all that terrible language and insensetivity really bother me" Okay, you don't like his mode of self-expression. You don't have to. But at least appreciate that his performance was quite good, especially considering that he had never acted in a film before. His eyes told a lot, and I really connected with his character, in part because of his strugle, but mostly through his interactions with his friends, which I felt came off genuine and real. Agreed, Kim Basinger's Oscar should be taken away for her performance. She was lousy, and I'm still trying to figure out hom a woman from the slums of Detroit has a southern accent. But overall, this was a good film. It wasn't the best movie ever, but it was a really good movie. So all of you who don't like it should just shut up.