By now my 92 year-old grandma knows who Eminem is. But a lot of people don’t seem to know why he is. ‘8 Mile’ answers the ‘how does one wind up becoming Eminem in the first place?’ question.

If you go expecting a 2 hour showcase of how ridiculously talented he is, you’re not gonna find it. If you want that - listen to any of his three albums. But what you will find is far more interesting, anyway: how a kid from Detroit overcame all sorts of bullshit (both real and imagined) to become the coolest thing since crack cocaine.

The movie’s great – so go see it. Especially if you’re a person who ever needs a reminder that it doesn’t matter how many pills mom pops, how many dudes your chick fucks, or how demeaning the job you work to (barely) pay the rent while chasing your dream is. If you think you’re the shit, and have the nut sack to throw it out there – anything’s possible.

Not that I would ever need that reminder, or anything...