The Real Purple Shady -

The Real Purple Shady - I saw Eight Mile, starring former bad-boy, now suburban daddy Eminem.

Pro: Eminem's not a bad actor.
Con: In some scenes, he looks like Adam Sandler with a crew cut.

Pro: Britney Murphy
Con: Not enough Britney Murphy.

Pro: I liked the movie.
Con: I liked it as much as the first time I saw it, when it was called "Purple Rain". I'm serious - plot point by plot point, it's almost the same movie.
Redirect Pro: That's not totally a bad thing - I loved Purple Rain, too.
Redirect Con: Nobody makes Britney Murphy jump into Cedar Lake.

Pro: The villain is a lot more villainous than Morris Day in "Purple Rain"
Con: The villain is not as funny as Morris Day in "Purple Rain".

Pro: Eminem's a really great rapper. Some of my friends, whose opinions I respect on many other things, persist in saying "rap's not music". Not true. And Eminem is not only the first rapper since Chuck D that I've genuinely enjoyed from a perfectly technical standpoint, he made me realize something today - he's the Keith Moon of rap. I mean, he'll start a lyrical stretch that'll loop and gambol all over the beat, make a literate point, and then, somehow, some way, end up on the beat again, against all odds, just like Moonie. It's amazing.
Con: STILL not enough Britney Murphy. She's in a really disposable role that makes less sense than any other in the movie. Sort of like Apollonia in "Purple Rain", really.

Pro: Eminem might be a closet conservative.
Con: The character of "Cheddar" is just appalling.

Pro: Kim Basinger, including a full-rear nudity scene.
Con: Science finally figured out a way to make Kim Basinger look dowdy and unattractive.

Pro: Shows Detroit, showcase of the failure of the nannystate.
Con: Coming from North Dakota, "Kick Dat Shit" means something different to me.

I give it a solid Silver.