Best movie I never saw on a plane (serves that complaining bastard right!) When I got around to actually seeing it, it was that much sweeter.

A decent premise that is put in the most formulaic story possible. It's a bummer really because I like Bernie Mac and this was a potentially good vehicle for him. It is watchable, but it's really hard to make a movie this by the numbers unwatchable. That's why these plots get redone over and over again. People will watch them (sometimes paying money), shrug their shoulders and move on with their lives. Only worth watching if it's on TV.

"It's a team sport, but the story belongs to the individual, which gives the otherwise comfortable corniness of Mr. 3000 its meta-celebrity subtext." - Eric Henderson

The common knowledge that times change inspires a rare talent to depart from egocentrism, embracing the collective experience of team sports in Charles Stone III's Mr. 3000, an enthusiastic baseball movie of simple dramatic gestures, unassuming structure and a swell Bernie Mac performance. It goes nowhere great or especially exciting, but while its no Bad News Bears, the film's endearing tone and compelling atmosphere constitute a small feat of pop American cinema.

Another movie I've inexplicably seen.

"Help me out, America, I'm gonna die with this being my big movie break!"

While it surely collects every sports movie cliche available and is very predictable every step of the way, some decent acting performances and sold directing keep it from becoming totally worthless.

bah.

Mac is charming and there is actually an honest attempt at portraying change in a person in this film. It gets bogged down by goofy jokes and side stories but it is close to being a good movie.

Didn't hate it. Still pretty much nothing redeemable about it.

Bernie Mac is a believable arrogant superstar, and the baseball scenes capture the game perfectly. The realism of the setup takes a bit hit when ESPN's reporter assigned to the story "coincidentally" has a romantic history with her subject.