I saw the movie the day it opened. I really liked it. I think Em did a great job. He seemed very natural at acting. I liked all the battles they did as well. The best part was him and Future (Mekhi) sitting outside his trailer...that song was HILARIOUS!!!
The only thing I didn't really like was how they portrayed Detroit. They showed some ROUGH sides of the city. I'm a native Detroiter and I was feeling sorta like they could've showed some nicer sides, in addition to the not-so-hot sides. Detroit isn't all as run down as they showed. I know b/c I grew up in a nice hood and my parent's hood is just as nice if not better (we live in the actual city, not the Detroit suburbs). They tried to justify it when the one character spoke about how terrible the neighborhoods/houses were and that the city should do something about it. But that wasn't enough for me personally. In fact, where Em taped the trailer scenes was actually directly across the street from the hood I grew up in. But yea, I didn't really care for the city's portrayal. I understand they were trying to make the movie realistic, but realistically, Detroit isn't all like that. (just had to say all that cuz that's my hometown!)
Anyway, overall, I liked the movie. I think I'll buy this when it comes out.