I advise it to those who understand hip-hop at least a bit.

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2004)

At first, people who are going to watch the film should know what the title means. 8 mile is a name of the street in Detroit(the setting of a film), which separates black from white people. And it's also a boarder line between rich and poor ones if it's possible to say it like this, roughly it means that on one side there are lots of people living in trailers while on the opposite side it's different-not so bad.The other really vital thing for you to know is what the battle among rappers means.It's not just stupid using of various words that could break them down.It's a battle in which you have to win, and if you lose, it's the worst thing that could ever happen to you. You have to put true and all your dislike and hate you have kept inside. For rappers it does mean a lot really. I liked the film also because it was not typical happy-ending one, and the main actor, Marshall Mathers acted perfectly, although it was his first film. He did it not only for money but mainly for people to understand him, and there was great cooperation with director.