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04/29/09
Like Mike (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 96
Fresh: 54
Rotten:42
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: A pleasant and innocuous diversion for kids, but adults may have trouble sitting through the movie's predictable plotlines and schmaltz.
Theatrical Release:Jul 3, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $51,362,626
Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge (Lil' Bow Wow) spends his days at the orphanage waiting to be adopted and shooting hoops with his best friend, Murph (Jonathan Lipnicki). When he starts to wear a... [More]
Starring: Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song
Director: John Schultz
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10/18/08
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03/25/08
[A] summer-weight but winsome basketball fantasy.
03/25/08
Top CriticDirector John Schultz's movie is as lame and predictable as you'd imagine, and it's chock full of orphanage cliches.
03/25/08
Top CriticIt's formulaic stuff but done with enough gusto to entertain.
12/30/06
Bow Wow makes an impressive film debut; parents and children will love Calv's plucky can-do attitude; and the action sequences are given a little more oomph due to the presence of real life basketball pros.
06/24/06
There's no excuse to come within a hundred feet of a screen playing this monstrosity of a movie.
12/06/05
There's no joke about the wretchedness that is Like Mike--except the cruel one on anyone who gets suckered into watching this crap.
01/12/04
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12/15/03
A fantasy fable that should keep everyone in the family entertained.
09/02/03
...Full of stereotypical characters, plot holes, and unconvincing dialogue delivered by a host of so-so actors...
02/08/03
Though it doesn’t exactly offer any great shakes in terms of plot or character development, the film’s entertaining enough to be watched by kids and adults alike.
01/07/03
This irritatingly feeble basketball movie for kids is co-produced by the NBA, for whom it is pretty candidly designed as a giant feature-length commercial.
01/06/03
[A] dire sports film.
12/17/02
Basically, this deeply unimaginative film is a feature-length advertisement for the NBA, sponsored by Nike.
11/28/02
A fantasy fable that should keep everyone in the family entertained.
11/22/02
Hey, any movie that has Crispin Glover running an orphanage is good for a laugh.
10/17/02
A cheery, crowd-pleasing sports fantasy built around a winning performance from a very young rap star.
10/15/02
If a movie has to be wholesome OR enjoyable, I'd rather it be enjoyable. But when one comes along that's both, I'm glad to recommend it.
09/18/02
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