Synopsis
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
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Cast
- Bernie MacStan Ross
- Angela BassettMaureen "Mo" Simmons
- Michael RispoliBoca
- Brian J. WhiteRex 'T-Rex' Pennebaker
- Dondré WhitfieldSkillet
- Paul SorvinoGus Panas
- Tom ArnoldSelf
- Larry KingSelf
- John SalleySelf
- J. Anthony BrownFirst Base Umpire
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
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. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Good-looking and smooth, with a great soundtrack. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Not a great movie, but it's affectionate. It reveals the cuddly side of Mac. - 60
Slate
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. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
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.'' - 50
The A.V. Club
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. - 50
Variety
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. - 50
L.A. Weekly
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.
