better than one would think

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2002)

at first glance, a movie starring the newest antichrist might be a turn-off for people still suffering the stigma from having seen "Cool as Ice". But "8 Mile" is a much different movie. The story is a semi-autobiographical account of Jimmy's rise from the trailer park set. Eminem is a much better actor than people will give him credit for....should he get an Oscar? I wouldn't know, but I think at this point he should at least be nominated. As a whole, the movie has a lot of foul language and violence, but nothing that isn't found in Eminem's lyrics or his videos. See this film; he is not Vanilla Ice, and for that we should all breathe a sigh of relief.