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Advantages: Appealing performance from Eminem, good cinematography
Disadvantages: Predictable conclusion, the hard road to glory cliches abound

Curtis Hanson's 8 MILE was released in 2002, two years after WONDER BOYS with Michael Douglas propelled him to the balmy heights of a great director. What, then, would a recently initiated great director make of controversial rapper Eminem's acting debut in a down-and-dirty story of the rap world? Eminem is a bum rapper with ambitious aspirations of Hip Hop success. His dreams, however, in no way whatsoever mirror his down-and-out life. He lives ...
...of Eminem's cantankerous rap albums, 8 MILE is a pleasant surprise set apart from other films starring famous singers. Why, because this one really does show its famous idol in a respectable light of acting credibility. Whether it's from an actual acting gift he has or a blinding presence I really couldn't say; the important thing is he does well, leaving no doubt that he was the right person for the role. Then again, Eminem was quite clearly in ... Read review

Advantages: great film
Disadvantages: its a 15+

8mile is about a boy called b rabbit aka eminem that lives in a trailer with his mum and works at a power planet but in his spare time his goal is to b a rapper and as he battles throught the hard world been the only white boy in the rappin buisness he trys to prove he has got what it takes to be a rapper. it is made in 1995 and it is a great film full of rap offs and skills on the mic the film is like a couple of day in the life of eminem if i had ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely everything
Disadvantages: Quite sad, can make you question your reality

A Beautiful Mind is film that can be described, simply, as beautiful. A beautiful Mind is based on the novel by Sylvia Nasar of the same title. Both mediums tell us about the life (mainly college onwards) of the great mathematician, John Nash. We are firs introduced to Nash on his first day of Princeton University. From this moment on, the audience sees the majority of the film through John’s eyes. He isn’t the most social character but gosh, he ...
...human initially manage to form a rapport with is his roommate Charles, who is the opposite of John; loud, humorous, outgoing. Following the outline of a plan to impress some ladies, John established a concept that would later be known as his Equilibrium theory. As a result of this outline, John is given the opportunity to work for Wheeler labs as a code breaker. Due to John’s talent, he is approached by a more secretive individual to find codes hidden ... Read review

Advantages: Interesting look at schizophrenia
Disadvantages: Dull at times

John Nash is a brilliant mathematician, but has great difficulty in building relationships with other people. Luckily his room-mate at University befriends him and ensures that John's University life is happy outside of studying. On graduation, John lands an excellent job as a code-breaker, and manages to snare a beautiful young wife called Alicia, a former student. Then his life comes crashing down around him one day when he is committed to a mental ...
...with his brilliant career as a mathematician? And will Alicia stay with him? Russell Crowe plays John Nash. Not knowing the real man - the film is based on the real story of John Nash, who is still alive - I have no idea how close to type Crowe's performance is. I have read criticism of the film by some, claiming that huge parts of Nash's life, including some homosexual experiences and affairs. However, within the confines of his role in this film, ... Read review

Advantages: Great plot twists - always keeps you guessing, wonderful cast
Disadvantages: I can't think of any!

...What starts off as a story about John Nash (Russell Crowe), a mathematician caught up in a world of codes and spies decends into a psychological drama about a man dealing with schitzophrenia. I don't want to spoil the plot too much but there are some great twists which kept me wondering what was going on even though I thought I'd already figured it out. Effects I thought the little details in the film, like Nash being distracted when talking to ...
...round. Deleted scenes as a whole ruin the original cut of the film for me. My Opinion There are some very moving scenes, and it displays the pain a disease like scitzophrenia can cause a family and individual. I love this movie and to top it off, the soundtrack is beautiful! If you like this film you might also like the film Proof. ... Read review