Fairly Tame Stuff

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2002)

I'm not a big fan of Eminem or of gangsta' rap in general, but I wanted to see what this film was like. It seems to me, from what little I could understand of the rap lyrics, that most of the films songs are little more than weak insults interspersed with the occasional curse. I'm guessing the problem is that Eminem did not actually wright most of the film's music. Not that I encourage potty mouth lyrics, but most of what they say would even be permissible on television (shock!). Without any sort of edge to its songs, this movie is just a tired rehash of better rags to riches stories. Honestly, go rent Scarface and you will see that that movie makes 8 Mile look like an episode of Barney and Friends.