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Everyone has their opinion on Eminem and you either like him or you really hate him. If you could just for a moment look through unfiltered lenses then I think you would be able to see that 8Mile certainly looks like it has potential. Early screenings, media buzz, a killer trailer, and curtis hanson's own words seem to merit this potential alone. Eminem certainly looks like he has a lot of on screen talent. I would compare him to the late Tupac Shakur, who before his death showed flashes of solid acting skill, with a commanding screen prescence and real emotional grit that you don't see from a lot of more experienced and seasoned actors. Eminem seems to have that same captivating screen presence whether you like him or not. He's constantly in the media's eye and if you've ever watched an interview with him, he has an engaging personality, even though you might not agree with a lot that comes out of his mouth. I think it's this untrainable trait that might make him a big success in the acting business. The jury is out right now, but one thing is for sure, I'll be checking out 8Mile.
Oh by the way, FLETCH, your little Eminem tirade was pathetic and annoying. you must be one of this hip hop elitist snobs, that think you're cool somehow becuase you listen to "underground" rap. If you weren't such a conservative prude you'd realize that eminem is great rapper and The Eminem Show was diverse and more emotionally sincere than any rap album ever made. No other rapper has made his lyrics like an open diary and putting so much of yourself into your music is art in its truest form. Eminem's flows are no less diverse than talib kweli's and that's saying a lot coming from me, considering Talib is my all-time favorite rapper. And as far as Eminem's "hate" lyrics, if think that this is the case, then you just dont get it. YOU DON"T GET IT. You're out of the loop...you're too old, too sensitive, or just don't get a joke. What's funny I think, is that Eminem gets a joke, his fans get a joke, Elton John gets a joke, and the only people that are eminating HATE are his critics. So my suggestion to you FLETCH would be to let the hate out of your heart, it's bad for your health, oh, and take that eminem hate shrine down from your bedroom wall too.