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Mr. 3000 (2004)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 110
Fresh: 62 | Rotten: 48

Bernie Mac demonstrates he can play the game even if the movie's a few innings short of a complete game.

Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 14

Bernie Mac demonstrates he can play the game even if the movie's a few innings short of a complete game.

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Directed by Charles Stone III, Mr. 3000 revolves around over-the-hill baseball star Stan Ross (Bernie Mac), who retired after making what he thought was his 3,000th base hit for the Milwaukee Brewers (i.e. the exact amount of hits it takes to qualify for the Hall of Fame). Though he shocked his teammates by quitting in the middle of the game, certain that his Hall of Fame position was in the bag, complications arise when he discovers that three of his hits during his ten-year career had been

PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Charles Stone III

Written By: Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell

In Theaters: Sep 17, 2004 Wide

On DVD: Feb 1, 2005

Box Office:$21.8M

Buena Vista Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Mr. 3000

All Critics (110) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (63) | Rotten (49) | DVD (22)

There are no big surprises, but Mac and director Charles Stone III hit all the right dramatic notes, and Angela Bassett is reliably smart and sexy as Mac's love interest.

March 21, 2011 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

This one's out of the park.

August 14, 2007 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

One wishes that the screenplay were as accomplished as the actors, but one can't have everything.

July 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle

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Carrie Rickey

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

It's a solid base hit.

September 21, 2004 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

An uncompromisingly grown-up comedy that any willing adult can see in any multiplex in the country.

September 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

Top Critic

Good-looking and smooth, with a great soundtrack...

September 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Newsday

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Kevin Thomas

Newsday

Top Critic

This feature-length commercial for Major League Baseball covers all the cross-marketing bases.

March 21, 2011 Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY

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Adam Nayman

eye WEEKLY

A mild and forgettable baseball comedy.

March 21, 2011 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Bernie Mac carries this risqu� minor league film.

December 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Bernie Mac has a talent for cussing. It's a talent that can take you pretty far in the entertainment industry, but it still can't carry a movie, as Mr. 3000 demonstrates.

September 27, 2006 Comment

Lisa Ann Cockrel

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

The movie may not rank in the Hall of Fame for baseball flicks, but Stone and his star do honor to the heart of the game, and provide enough comedy curve balls to stay above the fray of the encroaching clich�s.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Deliberately Louisville-slugs its audience over the head.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Jonathan Crocker

Time Out

Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

July 11, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Mr. 3000 has nothing extraordinary to contribute to the ever-growing pile of sports movies with an ineffective artillery of weak comedy and romance.

July 5, 2005 Full Review Source: Bullz-Eye.com

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Jason Zingale

Bullz-Eye.com

Somewhat surprising twist at the end makes MR. 3000 interesting, but this happens too late to improve generally disappointing impression of this film.

June 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

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Dragan Antulov

Draxblog Movie Reviews Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

A solid, enjoyable early Autumn baseball film, and just in time for the MLB playoffs.

June 21, 2005 Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony

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Bill Clark

FromTheBalcony Source: FromTheBalcony

It's a team sport, but the story belongs to the individual, which gives the otherwise comfortable corniness of Mr. 3000 its meta-celebrity subtext.

February 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

The best that can be said for Mr. 3000 is that it does the schmaltz of the baseball movie genre justice.

February 20, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

...easy-going...

February 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Maybe it's a light, humorous, slightly romantic, sort-of sports drama. Maybe it's that very indecisiveness in what the movie wants to be that turns it into such a no hitter.

February 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

I can think of no compelling reason for anyone but a confirmed Bernie Mac fan wanting to watch it. I was already pretty much out of this ball game just a few innings in.

February 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

It's something that goes through the motions of being a movie without really bothering to make it all the way through.

February 2, 2005 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

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"Bernie Mac is perfectly cast in Mr. 3000" thats like saying Paris Hilton was perfectly cast in 'the simple life'

August 4, 2009

Coxxie Mild Sauce

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Big Horse Borelli: You know, a lot of people said that Stan only looked out for himself, that he wasn't a team player. But I'm here to tell you, if you get 3000 hits, you don't have to be a team player. If you have a lifetime .314 average, you don't have to be a good guy. If you lead the league in batting for three

June 21, 2006