A Saturday Night Fever for the 2000 generation

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 2003)

20 something B. Rabbit is a white man, living in a trailer park with his mom in Detroit. He works at Detroit Stamping, he has a couple of friends he hangs out with, a car that almost never works, and a mother who is sleeping with a guy he went to high school with. He loves rap and dreams of becoming a rapper. He tries out freestyle battles at the shelter and is promised to meet a radio DJ at wJLB, but he is afraid that he won't be able to make it and must work at losing his fear before he can achieve his goals. There isn't much to the story, it is just a few days in some guys life. It isn't that well written, but well enough to enjoy it while it lasts. Eminem does an excellent job with his acting, probably because it is close to home (him being a white rapper from Detroit). The rest of the cast is decent, with the exception of Kim Basinger who was way to whiney. The rap battles were interesting and fun. Camera work is excellent. Soundtrack fits nicely. If you liked Saturday Night Fever or Flashdance than you will probably like this. ** out of ****