I really can't recommend this movie enough, but it's heavy language and sex might be a turn off point for more sensitive viewers. This movie sugarcoats nothing.ĭespite these two things that earned the movie it's R rating, Jimmy is a fantastic role model who faces prejudice because of the color of his skin, and never backs down in the face of adversity, a true hero for our times. The real objectionable content in the film would be language, which is near constant, and sex. In between battles, he has to deal with a drugged up mother, her boyfriend who is his age, and a relationship with someone who isn't quite faithful to him.Ĩ Mile is a truly thrilling film that is filled to the brim with memorable characters, extremely quotable dialogue, a terrifying view of Detroit, and above all, amazing music. Jimmy works a nine to five job at a manufacturing plant, and at night, he is a battle rapper who is struggling to get a spot in the underground hip-hop scene.
Jimmy, or Bunny Rabbit as everyone calls him, has one goal in life, and that is to use his rap skills to battle his way onto the other side of 8 Mile Road, the street in Detroit that famously separates the blacks from the whites. (while this is a fictional story, it is loosely based on his own life, with many characters resembling real people, such as Future, a character based on his real life best friend Proof.) He wanted to create a story that teens and children can relate to, and while this is only really suitable for older teens, it really is a relatable story that is very inspiring.Įminem plays a fictionalized version of himself, a young man by the name of Jimmy Smith Jr. He talks about how he wanted to make a movie, but how he didn't want it to exist just so it could exist. In his autobiography 'The Way I Am', Eminem writes about the genesis of this film. Unlike most movies starring rappers, this isn't a vanity project.
“Hailie is smart, popular, motivated, kind, and really down-to-earth. “Eminem is really proud of Hailie, she’s the very best of him and Kim ,” a source said.
An insider recently opened up to Hollywood Life about what a proud father he is. These days, Shady, whose real name is Mashall Mathers, is getting some publicity for his very grown-up daughter Hailie. “It was like chicken scratch,” the rapper said. As depicted in the film, B-Rabbit goes to a rap battle with words written out on little scraps of paper, with Eminem did as well. One thing that Eminem and his character B-Rabbit do have in common is the way in which they prepared for their freestyle battles.