Movie stars radiate a power -- physical, erotic, spiritual -- that draws an audience into their orbit. Yet watching Curtis Hanson's gritty and electrifying 8 Mile, the first thing you notice about Eminem, the most scaldingly powerful artist in pop music today, is how vulnerable he looks.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
The film is never more real than when Jimmy unloads his anger on someone close to him, a frequent occurrence. Eminem is an actor with a rare gift for rage, and movie careers, even big ones, have been built on less.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
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.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
There's something old-fashioned and dauntless about the way the film pushes past our initial resistance to its setting and subject matter, past pain, past defeat, to make this point. Because it rejects easy victories, this may be one of the few inspirational movies that could actually inspire someone, somewhere, sometime.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
The rap sequences are shot and edited with the excitement of a crisply broadcast sporting event, which in a way they are.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
There are a lot of stale -- and nefarious -- clichés in 8 Mile, but most of the time they're overwhelmed by the pulsing, grinding, hopped-up camerawork and the soulful star turn of Eminem.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
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.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Can Eminem act? Who knows? But his star turn in 8 Mile -- is memorable -- even if we've seen it all before.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Eminem survives the X-ray truth-telling of the movie camera, which is so good at spotting phonies. He is on the level.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
As is usually the case with a well made sports movie, you don't have to appreciate the particular sport in order to enjoy the movie. 8 Mile has not been made solely with fans of hip-hop music in mind.Read Full Review »
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