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8 Mile (2002)
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Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
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April 07, 2014

8 Mile wins because it doesn't try to impress you with mega-stars and made-up stories. Instead, it tells a simple story of trial, error and triumph.
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People Magazine
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April 07, 2014

The story of 8 Mile isn't far removed from Eminem's own self-mythologized life -- a Jerry Springer-style saga out of Detroit -- but the unslakable anger is gone.
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New York Daily News
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April 07, 2014

In addition to showcasing Mathers, 8 Mile makes a case for rap as a creative rebel yell.
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Observer (UK)
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November 15, 2011

While no masterpiece, it is infinitely superior to the sad movie debuts of Britney Spears and Mariah Carey.
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L.A. Weekly
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April 07, 2014

What saves all this from being purely conventional is the filmmaker's keen sense of Rabbit's essential solitude as an artist, even when surrounded by friends.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
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January 02, 2016

A refreshing way to build a story that is ghoulishly overfamiliar in nearly all its particulars.
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Wall Street Journal
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April 07, 2014

It's easy to like Jimmy Smith as well as to admire him, because Mr. Mathers lets us in, with no sign of calculation, on the kindness, even tenderness, that Jimmy conceals from most of the people around him.
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Radio Times
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April 07, 2014

Director Curtis Hanson puts a new spin on the familiar "triumph against the odds" theme with this slick showcase for the talents of superstar rapper Eminem.
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AV Club
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April 07, 2014

Since his ascension to pop-culture royalty, Eminem has transformed the messy emotions of his life into musical black comedy. In 8 Mile, that life becomes an equally riveting drama.
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Total Film
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April 07, 2014

It ain't Eminem: The Movie but it does showcase Eminem: The Actor -- easily the best rapper-cum-thesp since Tupac Shakur.
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New Yorker
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April 07, 2014

In the tradition of Rocky and Fever, the movie is a shrewdly engineered piece of proletarian pop -- a story of triumph -- but, like Eminem's enraged lyrics, 8 Mile has its own kind of vile candor.
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Associated Press
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April 07, 2014

Despite the predictable formula, screenwriter Scott Silver wisely avoids taking the easy route every time; there are several small twists you may not expect, and the ending isn't entirely a happy one.
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