Rotten
This fuzzy baseball story about a conceited player (Bernie Mac) who comes out of retirement to fix his record (he's three hits short of the magic three thousand) is a major letdown.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Mr. 3000
Big league. Big mouth. Big time.
2004 · 1h 44m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Charles Stone III
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Mr. 3000
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
54%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Bernie Mac plays a baseball-star version of his corrosive TV-show persona in Mr. 3000, a comedy that's essentially an extended ad for ESPN. Ironically, though, the insertion of real-life media provides the film's few laughs.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Rotten
A mild and forgettable baseball comedy.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh
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.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
This one's out of the park.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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