Better than Critics would have you believe

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2003)

Most of the reviews that I have seen from the critics regarding this movie are rather scathing. After seeing this movie, I find many of these reviews to be unfounded. It seems to me that most of the time, critics don't even know what they are talking about when they review movies. Many of the movies that they slander turn out to be great films. 8 Mile is one such movie. I found this movie highly enjoyable and would recommend it to almost anyone, except anyone who utterly despises the rap music genre. Having the director of LA Confidential and the producer of A Beautiful Mind definitely helped this movie and made it the great movie that it is. Eminem does a surprisingly good job of acting for his first film. In fact, some of the best acting in the movie belongs to Eminem. Mekhi Phifer also portrays Eminem's best friend well. Even Brittany Murphy, who I have discovered that many people detest, does an acceptable job of portraying Eminem's girlfriend. The reason that I said that viewers of this movie must tolerate the rap genre is because the movie really centers around this, so if you despise rap, the movie will seem truly pointless and a waste of your money and time. For the rest of us, this movie is and excellent film that truly brings a new genre into Hollywood. Hopefully, other movies that gain inspiration from 8 Mile will be as enjoyable as this was.
Rating: A-