As the mom of a rap music fan

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2002)

I`m a 45-year-old mother with a son who is heavily into rap. Therefore I was pretty familiar with Eminem`s music. At first I thought is was just raunchy noise with explicit lyrics. Then I really listened to what the artist was saying and found myself pondering the lyrics. When I heard that Eminem was going to star in a movie, I was a little skeptical yet intrigued. When I started reading the reviews of this movie, I was no longer skeptical and found myself actually wanting to see this movie. All I can say is I`m glad I saw it and on the big screen too. Marshall Mathers` performance was as riveting as the reviewers said it was. I was hanging on every word of his rap songs by the end. I must also say that Mekhi Phifer was also excellent. My final comment? Fine performances and even finer music.My son will be blown away by this movie.