Genre: Drama, Comedy, Sports, School / Campus, Farce
Tagline: He's putting the "I" back in team.
Plot: Ten years ago, Stan Ross was a pro ballplayer blessed with one of the sweetest swings – and one of the worst attitudes – in the league. A man with big talent, a bigger mouth and an even bigger ego, he was clearly on his way to becoming a legend. The day he batted his 3,000th hit, assuring him of an eventual place in the Hall of Fame, Ross instantly quit the game, leaving his teammates in the lurch. Never looking back, Ross began his ‘Mr. 3000’ shopping empire, fueling his self-satisfaction solely with that one magical number.But now, just as Ross is about to be voted at last into the Hall of Fame, an error is discovered: the man who thought he was ‘Mr. 3000,’ is actually . . . ‘Mr. 2,997.’ Three hits shy of the landmark number, Ross has only one choice: get up off the couch, pick up his bat and rejoin the Milwaukee Brewers for the most unlikely comeback sports has ever seen. Literally going back to first base, Ross has no idea what he’s in for. Out of shape, over the hill and in deep denial, he quickly becomes a joke to the press, the bane of his teammates and a juicy story to Mo Simmons (Angela Bassett), the tough-minded reporter who once had a memorable fling with Ross back in the day. But just as Ross thinks it’s all about the numbers, he finally begins to see what really
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 If you were looking for a sports metaphor, you might say that Bernie Mac makes a triple play in ''Mr. 3000,'' his winning, surprisingly hard-hitting new comedy. In creating the breathtakingly arrogant baseball player Stan Ross, he gives moviegoers a character they love to hate, then a newly humbled character they can root for and finally a poignant reminder that some lessons in life have to be learned twice.--Anita Gates (The New York Times)
Mr. 3000 is a feel-good movie with a little edge, and it's that edge that makes the clichés bearable. No, this isn't the cinematic equivalent of a home run, but, at the very least, it's a solid base hit.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Bernie Mac turns in one of the finest performances of any movie actor this year in this film about a baseball player determined to assume his place in the Hall of Fame.--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
In the end, ‘Mr. 3000’ can’t be recommended because, for all its positives, the film commits the cardinal sin of any film by making one root for the success of a complete and utter jerk.  --Joe Rickey (Movie-Gurus.com)
Mr. 3000 is a mild comedy for people who aren't that savvy when it comes to baseball or movies, and who like Bernie Mac, so if that sounds like you, it will hold your attention. It's a throwaway film, but does manage to hit enough right notes at the right moments to be worth your time, but just barely.  --Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
MR 3000 won’t, you’ll pardon the phrase, break any records. It does its job competently and you don't have to be a sports fan to warm up to it. The best thing about it is, undoubtedly, that it gives the Mac man a chance to strut his stuff while proving that he can carry a film. --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
Bassett's rapport with Mac also brings out the best in him, and their lightning-quick exchanges give the picture a spark it is otherwise lacking. --Beth Gilligan (eFilmCritic.com)
It belongs to that rare category of film that I hesitate to call "bad" because that implies it was trying to be good, and I don't think it was. It's not that the jokes aren't funny. It's that they aren't THERE. C--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
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Bernie Mac
Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
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The Glass House, The Perfect Man, Double Whammy |
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| This film is not an all-out comedy, folks! I have no idea why its trailer is making it look like a slapstick hoot-and-a-half, but other than a few wisecracks by Bernie, a couple of goofy baseball players and one pissed-off sausage (one of the funniest sausages of all-time!), this movie played more like a drama than a comedy...at least to me. 6/10 --'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
...surprisingly edgy comedy that presents perhaps Hollywood's least flattering portrait ever of Major League Baseball.  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
I really enjoyed this film. It tries to input some sort of message about being a team player (a theme every good baseball player knows)‚ and tries to ride it into the sunset. Of course, ‚ the comedy of Bernie Mac is always excellent‚ and there are some scenes that are absolutely hilarious.--Sean Chandler (ReviewGuyOnline)
The movie itself is not bad at all, and has some very good (and somewhat original) commentaries on the media’s dominance over the sports world. B---Zak Santucci (TheCinemaSource)
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