8 Mile

2002

Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Kim Basinger

B- Rabbit (Eminem) is down and out. He lives in a trailer park in Detroit with his mum (Basinger) and his daughter Lily. On top of all that, he has just choked at the local rap battle and is slowly losing any credibility as the white boy in a black neighbourhood. He needs his friends around him but some are causing him grief behind his back.......he needs to man up for his own sanity.

Eminem actually does a really decent job here. If you didn't know that he was a multi- million doller  recording artist, you would think he was just an unknown actor. He is very convincing.

Brittany Murphy is good in the role as the love interest although she looks like she is stoned through most of it.

Kim Basinger's is probably the best performance.  She portrays the role of a desperate single mother very well.

Mekhi Phifer is fantastic as the best friend. Always trying to do the best for Rabbit, even when he doesn't show his apprecation.

Im not the biggest fan of Hip Hop ever, but the rap battles are amazing. It really does take a great talent, which i couldn't ever emulate and Eminem's music fits perfectly throughout.

8/10 - Only because of the wholly uneccesary sex scene.