8 Mile (film)
, Ebert felt that the dark, depressing atmosphere of 8 Mile would turn off some Eminem fans, while Roeper thought they would like it. Roeper said: "8 Mile probably won't win converts to rap, but it should thrill Eminem fans."[1]
Peter Travers gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars. He said that 8 Mile "is a real movie, not a fast-buck package to exploit the fan base of a rap nonentity" that "qualifies as a cinematic event by tapping into the roots of Eminem and the fury and feeling that inform his rap. Hanson spares us the rags-to-riches cliches by leaving Rabbit on the edge of success. The film ends not with a blast but with the peace that comes to a rapper who finds his voice at last. That kind of class is a big risk for a novice stepping into the movie ring. Eminem wins by a knockout." He praised Hanson's directing, stating that he "succeeds brilliantly at creating a world around Eminem that teems with hip-hop energy and truth" and "excels with actors." He hailed Eminem's performance, saying that in 8 Mile, "Eminem is on fire" with an "electric" screen presence, "hold[ing] the camera by natural right" and "read[ing] lines with an offbeat freshness that makes his talk and his rap sound interchangeable," and sulk of "intensity to rival James Dean's." He said that Murphy was "dynamite, "play[ing] Alex with hot desperation and calloused vulnerability," while saying that "Basinger shines" in her role as well. "Hanson builds to a spectacular climax" with Rabbit's last three battles, and compared his final battle with Papa Doc to fight between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed in Rocky.[2]
Top lists
8 Mile has been named to various year-end and all-time top lists:
- 2nd – Billboard (Erika Ramirez): Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Movies Ever[3]
- 7th – The New York Observer (Andrew Sarris): The 10 Best English-Language Films of 2002[4]
- 9th – Time (Richard Schickel): Top 10 Movies of 2002[5]
- 10th – Rolling Stone (Peter Travers): The Best Movies of 2002[6]
- N/A – The Daily Californian: Best Films of 2002[7]
Awards and honors
In 2003, Eminem won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 75th Academy Awards, for his single "Lose Yourself" from the soundtrack of 8 Mile.[8][9] Thus he became the first hip hop artist ever to win an Academy Award. He was not present at the ceremony, but musician Luis Resto accepted the award.[10] The film has been nominated for 32 awards, winning 11.[11]
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The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
- 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
- "Lose Yourself" – #93[16]
- 2006: AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers – Nominated[17]
References
- ^ http://apps.tvplex.go.com/ebertandthemovies/audioplayer.cgi?file=021111_8_mile
- ^ "8 Mile". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Ramirez, Erika (November 8, 2012). "Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Movies Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Sarris, Andrew (January 13, 2003). "The Best Films of 2002, And a Few Honorable Mentions". The New York Observer. The New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Schickel, Richard (December 12, 2002). "Top 10 Everything 2002: Movies (Schickel)". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Travers, Peter (December 26, 2002). "The Best and Worst Movies of 2002". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "Best Films of 2002". The Daily Californian. Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company, Inc. January 21, 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
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- ^ "8 Mile". 8 November 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2016 – via IMDb.
- ^ "The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)". GoldenGlobes.com. HFPA. 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "Winners and Nominees for the 4th Annual Golden Trailer Awards". GoldenTrailer.com. 2003. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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- ^ "Past Winners". GRAMMY.com. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs" (PDF). American Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-14.
External links
- Official website
- 8 Mile at IMDb
- 8 Mile at AllMovie
- 8 Mile at Box Office Mojo
- 8 Mile at Rotten Tomatoes
- 8 Mile at Metacritic
- 2002 films
- 2000s drama films
- 2000s musical films
- American films
- American coming-of-age films
- American musical drama films
- English-language films
- Films produced by Brian Grazer
- Films directed by Curtis Hanson
- Films that won the Best Original Song Academy Award
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films about music and musicians
- Films about race and ethnicity
- Films shot in Michigan
- Films set in the 1990s
- Films set in 1995
- Films set in Detroit
- Hip hop films
- Hood films
- Imagine Entertainment films
- Universal Pictures films