8 Mile
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77 out of 100

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    100
    Transcends its star's controversial career and, in the bargain, stands head, shoulders and heart above every other Hollywood movie that we've seen so far this year.
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  2. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Robert Wilonsky
    80
    The star's the thing, the only thing, and he's brilliant at playing a thinly veiled version of himself.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    80
    Can Eminem act? Who knows? But his star turn in 8 Mile -- is memorable -- even if we've seen it all before.
  4. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Pop-music biopics have a great history, but 8 Mile is for Eminem fans only. They're sure to make it a huge, huge hit.

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  1. Positive: 100 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 115
  3. Negative: 8 out of 115
  1. Moviebuffreview
    10
    Let's get one thing out of the way first: Yes, I am an Eminem fan. However, rap is not the only genre I like, and some rap artists make me sick like some people. I listen to just about any genre as long as the music is good, and I am a fan of other bests of different genres, even for orchestrated. 8 Mile was hyped up for a while and I never got to see it, and I thought it would just be a typical tale of Eminem trying to become a rapper. But it isn't, and it is a much bigger movie and in my opinion, one of the best of 2002. Thanks to an excellent script, the grittiness, the message, and the fantastic performances, even from Eminem, 8 Mile is an excellent movie that borrows script ideas from great movies, perfects them and is special in its own way. SEE IT!… Expand
  2. sil3nt_nick
    8
    Eminem shows a good performance about a white rapper in a black community. Catchy songs, good actors.
  3. axelkoch
    5
    Would be an awesome movie but what the hell is with the ending? It's probably the worst ending in film history! No problems are solved with it! They simply cut off the movie after they got tired of it. It's simply a very short look in the long live of the main character. Why?… Expand
  4. RedShadowHat
    3
    Bad story line, bad acting and bad rap and I know good rap. It was really disappointing to me, I thought it was going to be a great movie but it wasnt.… Expand

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