not a whole lot of excitement

Rating: Null/10 (24 September 2003)

This movie wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Sure, Eminem is OK in his film debute, but the plot has a lot of slow parts. The big climax was some rap duel. I didn't really see a whole lot of difference between the two rappers and what they came up with. Kim Bassinger plays Rabbit's white trash mom. She was OK, but they could have casted a better actress. She looks too good for white trash, and I didn't get her southern accent since this is set in Detroit. Also, Brittany Murphey doesn't do much. I mean, the movie doesn't even show if she dated Rabbit; it just shows her being some slut by hooking up with Rabbit at his job.
And another thing is Eminem looks too old to play his character. You would think Rabbit would be some 20 year old, but Eminem looks 30.
FINAL VERDICT: I would recommend this just because I like stories like this. But, it was slow and boring in parts and not for everyone. If you hate rap music, definitely don't see this.