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Description
Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend Future (Mekhi Phifer) is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as a troubled youngster trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.
8 Mile Review
"8 Mile" stars rap superstar Eminen as aspiring wannabe Jimmy Rabbit, a young man from the wrong side of the tracks, or in this case the wrong side of Detroit's 8 Mile road. Jimmy has a terrible job, a pregnant girlfriend who has kicked him out of their apartment, and a trailer trash Mom (Kim Bassinger, who won an Oscar for her previous collaboration with director Curtis Hanson, "L.A. Confidential"). But Jimmy's skill as a rapper might be the answer to his problems: by winning the city's regular rappers 'battles' he should be able to make a name for himself, providing he doesn't freeze on stage again.
Over the years countless pop stars have dreamed of making the crossover to movie star, but few have made it. However director Hanson has found the perfect vehicle for the undeniably charismatic Eminem in this tale, which takes the star back to the familiar Detroit neighbourhood of his own youth. No one's pretending that the film is truly autobiographical, but - just as Prince did in the eighties with "Purple Rain" - the film offers the star the opportunity to basically portray himself on screen, all the while adding to the myth of his musical alter ego. This then is "Rocky" remade for the rap generation, and it's hard to imagine any of Eminem's countless fans being disappointed.
Special Features
Trailers/Featurettes - 1. THE MAKING OF 8 MILE/ 2. THE MUSIC OF 8 MILE/Exclusive Rap Battles
Technical Details
Region 2
Running Time: 115 minutes
Production Year: 2002
Main Language: English
Genre: Drama
Certificate: 15 Suitable for Persons Aged 15 or Over
Director: Curtis Hanson and Curtis Hanson
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