Mr 3000
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: September 17, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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13
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York Daily NewsJami 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
80
SalonStephanie Zacharek
A superb mainstream entertainment in the purest sense of the term: It's a picture made to please a wide audience without ever pandering to it. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Bernie Mac gives a funny and kind of touching performance as a man who attains greatness once and then has to do it again. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Understands baseball and the men who play it, and, for a film about the sport, that's half the battle. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad Wheeler
Predictable but highly entertaining. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
This tale of a lovable jerk who learns the meaning of sacrifice should capitalize on its star's sitcom popularity to hit one out of the park. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Good-looking and smooth, with a great soundtrack. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAnita Gates
If there was any question about how well Bernie Mac's charm, demonstrated in stand-up comedy and on his Fox sitcom, would play on the big screen, the news is good: no problem. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJoshua Land
The real news is that Mac has finally found a movie that taps into the dark side displayed in his best stand-up work. A hilarious elementary-school scene plays off the comedian's ambivalence toward kids. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Commits the cardinal sin of not being quite as funny as its star. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Not a great movie, but it's affectionate. It reveals the cuddly side of Mac. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
A surprisingly edgy comedy. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Mac's TV show seems to have trained him to settle for feel-good tack-ons that cut against the prickly nature of Mr. 3000. The actor has such a serious and wise bearing that it's hard to believe Stan as a shallow jackass, which is why several of his scenes with Boca seem phony. Read full review
60
SlateDavid 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
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
There are no big surprises, but Mac and director Charles Stone III (Drumline) hit all the right dramatic notes. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
It's a canned clip reel of Heartwarming Sports Comedy, intermittently redeemed by its easygoing boomer vibe. And at its center is the redoubtable Bernie Mac, nicely aged, as he says, ''like USDA beef.'' Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott 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
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
Never generates enough laughs to escape the infield. It doesn't help that this is a sports movie that lacks any suspense or dramatic tension about what transpires on the field, and Mac plays such a self-absorbed jerk through most of the film that rooting interest is minimal. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Mr. 3000, which starts out promisingly, squanders Mac's natural gift of salty gruffness by shoehorning him into a dull, heartwarming cinematic lesson on humility and the joys of teamwork. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineAngel 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
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
As fresh as a highlight reel of day-after replays, Mr. 3000 is a case of major-league talent stuck in a minor-league story. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
The always fierce Bassett is a little too fierce here, reacting with unwarranted emotion to each romantic twist and turn. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Mr. 3000 isn't nearly as fun as an afternoon of America's Pastime. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Just another baseball movie hitting for average -- very average. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
This is your standard genre fare: Smart-a-- player gets schooled, finds love, and is redeemed in time for the final big game. Read full review
40
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Mac manages to find some moments of comedy within a movie that often feels like it's going into extra innings Read full review
30
Washington PostSara 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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