Like Mike
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 3, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
13
Negative:
6
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38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for NBA properties. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
The frightening myths about adoption that run through Like Mike make even its happiest endings a little bit creepy. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
A harmless, if ultimately inane, fantasy-comedy vehicle for youngsta-rapper Lil' Bow Wow, a 15-year-old who's already an alarmingly accomplished scene stealer. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Like Mike is a slight and uninventive movie: Like the exalted Michael Jordan referred to in the title, many can aspire but none can equal. Even "Space Jam" was better than this. Read full review
10
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
A valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the NBA. Read full review
10
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
There's no excuse to come within a hundred feet of a screen playing this monstrosity of a movie. Read full review
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