Storyline
The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With his pal Future and the three one third in place, all he has to do is not choke.
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90
New York Magazine (Vulture)
What it's really about is the euphoria that talent can bring to those who are possessed by it. That euphoria lights up the screen.
90
The A.V. Club
The film's absolute conviction keeps it from feeling formulaic.
90
Washington Post
This is about the rise of a pop star, plain and simple. The real deal –- and the movie's greatest fun –- is in the rap contests.
88
The rap sequences are shot and edited with the excitement of a crisply broadcast sporting event, which in a way they are.
80
Newsweek
It’s too early to place Eminem alongside those Hollywood giants (Jimmy Cagney/John Garfield), but the promise is there. He understands the power of being still in front of a camera. Compact, volatile and burningly intense, he’s got charisma to spare.
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