The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within ...
What about when an actor stars in their own (ostensible) biopic? Well, then you have 8 Mile. Eminem stars in a movie largely based on his life, and it could have turned out a real misfire all ...