Mr 3000

Name: Mr 3000
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 17, 2004
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Angela Bassett, Bernie Mac

2004

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: September 17, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Angela Bassett, Bernie Mac

Summary: Bernie Mac stars as an over-the-hill ballplayer who learns there's more to the game than individual stats and a Hall-of-Fame plaque. (Touchstone Pictures)

Director: Charles Stone III

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 104 min

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Jami Bernard

Bernie Mac gives surprising wisdom and heart - along with the laughs - to what could have been just another generic baseball comedy. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Understands baseball and the men who play it, and, for a film about the sport, that's half the battle. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Good-looking and smooth, with a great soundtrack. Read full review

David Edelstein

Mr. 3000 is refreshing because it ends on a slightly sour, dissonant note: Stan wins, but not in the way he imagines. It's a nice change from the sports films that end with fists pumping and crowds going nuts. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Sputtering along on Mac's sleepy improvisations, Mr. 3000 volleys between the dumb, frat-house wackiness of "Major League" and the "Wonder Bat" schmaltz of "The Natural" and "Field Of Dreams," chasing the gags with a lame baseball-as-life message about playing for the right reasons. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Angel Cohn

The charismatic Mac has stepped into leading man roles with surprising ease, but Bassett -- a fine actress in all respects -- is clearly struggling with the film's broad comedy. Read full review

Sara Gebhardt

The script is much like a nine-inning sitcom that uses an obvious formula to tell a familiar story while garnering cheap laughs. Read full review

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JalexD.

Apr 21, 2008

Another example of a film that would probably be mediocre were it not for Bernie Mac's over-the-top-but-wait-there's-actually-wisdom-in-there personality.

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Tss5078

Feb 5, 2018

Bernie Mac was one of my favorite comedians, but I have to admit that I wasn't expecting much out of this film. Mac played Stan Ross, one of the best baseball players to ever step foot on the field in Milwaukee. He retired right after he got his 3000th hit, something that is very difficultBernie Mac was one of my favorite comedians, but I have to admit that I wasn't expecting much out of this film. Mac played Stan Ross, one of the best baseball players to ever step foot on the field in Milwaukee. He retired right after he got his 3000th hit, something that is very difficult to do in the Majors. After his career, Mr. 3000 became his personal moniker, as he launched a number of businesses under the Mr. 3000 name. Ross is even being considered for the Hall of Fame, when a review of his statistics finds an error. As it turns out, three of his hits had been counted twice, and now to maintain his Mr. 3000 persona, Ross must return to the game, at age 47, to try and get three more hits. While this was supposed to be a comedy, the part I really enjoyed was seeing how this superstar, who had everything handed to him, his whole life, struggled to do the simplest of things. The other players hazed him, the younger players resented him, and he had to somehow rectify this with his massive ego. As for Mac, he was outstanding! The man was truly unique and I feel as though he never got the chance to reach his real potential. Films like Mr. 3000 were fun and definitely enjoyable for the audience, but they weren't the kind of award winning, career defining roles that he was really capable of. This film is full of laughs and the sports action wasn't bad either, to say the least, I was fairly impressed and I think you will be too.… Expand

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