Lose Yourself

Rating: Null/10 (4 May 2004)

This movie was gaining a lot of hype down here in Australia, so I decided it was worth a look since Eminem is one of my favourite artists. I missed it on the big screen, so I hired it on DVD. I was pretty glad I did see it. What I thought, according to the trailer and general gossip, was that this movie was directly based on Eminem's life. In fact, it's only loosely based on his life in Detroit 1995. He plays Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith, a white wannabe rapper who battles at "The Shelter" (which is just when two rappers bag each other out in a song they think up on the spot) He's split from his wife, has to live in a trailer with his mom at 8 mile court, and is trying to get a record deal at J.O.B. His friends are Future (Mekiah Phifer) who hosts the rap battles, a fat guy (not sure of name) and his brother (Proof from D12) and a hilarious drug addict called Cheddar Bob (Evan Jones). Why I liked this movie was because it could combine a dark drama with some humor throughout, which Cheddar Bob provided most of. They also managed to squeeze Xzibit and Obie Trice some small roles, which was cool.
Anyway, I bought this movie on video and I love it. While it isn't some great masterpiece, it is enjoyable and a good movie. It has A LOT of swearing though. Not for young ones.
Great movie. 8/10