"...8 MILE qualifies as a cinematic event by tapping into the roots of Eminem and the fury and feeling that inform his rap....Eminem wins by a knockout..."
Rolling Stone

"...The movie is a success on its own terms because the director doesn't condescend to pop music..."
New York Times

"...The rap sequences are shot and edited with the excitement of a crisply broadcast sporting event..."
USA Today

"...Eminem projects the downbeat sex appeal and scurrilous, dead-eyed yearning of a rap-world James Dean....It's a movie of catchy rebel-underdog power..."
Entertainment Weekly

"...Eminem is magnetic playing a version of himself....Basinger is entirely credible..."
Variety

"...An illuminating addition to that hall-of-funhouse-mirrors that is Eminem's persona..."
Sight and Sound

"...Eminem shows real screen presence....8 MILE hits hard and provocatively close to home..."
Rolling Stone

"...Eminem possesses a furtive instinct as a performer..."
Box Office