
Roger Ebert
We are hardly started in 8 Mile, and already we see that this movie stands aside from routine debut films by pop stars... Like Prince's Purple Rain, it is the real thing.
Full reviewWe are hardly started in 8 Mile, and already we see that this movie stands aside from routine debut films by pop stars... Like Prince's Purple Rain, it is the real thing.
Full reviewWriter Scott Silver and director Curtis Hanson dig deep into the (rap) subculture to deliver a terrific movie.
Full reviewAs a vanity project, the film is more tolerable than Purple Rain but it's every bit as obvious and redundant.
Full reviewAn exciting, well-crafted movie, loaded with (Detroit's) urban atmosphere.
Full reviewMore funny than foul, more inspiring than infuriating, more touching than not.
Full reviewThis makes a remarkable hat-trick for Hanson and is a personal triumph for Eminem.
Full reviewBecause it rejects easy victories, this may be one of the few inspirational movies that could actually inspire someone, somewhere, sometime.
Full review8 Mile is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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