Grimy and real ... except for that on thing.

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 2003)

I enjoyed the movie; I didn't think I would. I'm in my mid-50's and think rap "music" is a huge DAH. Music? Oh come now. "The Pianist" has music. But this "8 Mile" was surprisingly uplifting in a very strange and disturbing way. The Eminem character was, as he said, "White Trash" but he was willing to work to make his daily bread. I admire that. He had a dream (being a rapper) and he fit that dream into his real job work schedule. Good kid without ANY positive adult guidance.
Oh, and that "ONE THING"? Kim Basinger was a poor choice for her role, though she did a creditable job. I would have believed Rosanne Barr way more because she fits the "physeodynamic" more accurately. Of course, if she'd been in the movie I'd never have watched it...still, she fits the "white-slob trailer-trash Wal-Mart queen" role much better than KB. Or perhaps they needed to have KB smokin' a bunch of crank or crack, like the character in "City By The Sea", then I could better see KB in that role. Anyway, it's a good movie.