Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

SnoopyStyle In 1995, arrogant baseball superstar Stan Ross (Bernie Mac) gets his 3000 hits and promptly quits. He builds a business empire based on his persona of Mr 3000. Nine years later, a clerical error is discovered and he's 3 hits short of the milestone. He doesn't get into the Hall of Fame. He has to return to the game with the Brewers but time has passed and he's not the same guy he once was. Maybe he can learn to be better.Bernie Mac has a few funny moments as he tries to get back into shape. There is a little bit of heart as he learns his lessons. The guy needs some humanity at the beginning. The movie is a bit too simple. He needs a secondary story that is more than a second rate love story. The movie also needs to maximize Bernie Mac's edgy brand of comedy. It's not a bad movie. It's just not particularly any good.

TheNorthernMonkee SPOILERSThere's something somewhat predictable about this film, but after 30-45 minutes of the film (yes, I'm reviewing it half way through), it's enjoyable.The late Bernie Mac is Stan "Mr 3000" Ross. An arrogant, egotistical individual who never cared about his team or the fans. Instead all he thinks of is that 3,000 home runs and getting into the hall of fame.When it becomes clear that the records are wrong, Ross assumes he can just walk back into the game and reclaim his name. Sometimes life doesn't work like that.So, let's not beat around the bush, this is not an original film.The plot is predictable and you can more or less write out the script in advance.If anything though, that is part of the charm. You don't need to think about it, you simply watch and you simply enjoy.Character personalities change over night, cinematography, soundtrack and direction fluctuate between mediocre and woeful. However the one endearing factor is that in the title role, Mac shines.Yes, it's not a challenge role for him, but the film was never going to be an Oscar contender.It is simply a fun, relaxed, happy film that you can watch and (dare I say it) feel inspired by.Not one to go out and buy, but if it's on TV and there's nothing better to do, you might as well watch it. There are worse ways to spend an evening.

lwaha Mr.3000 stars the lovable Bernie Mac who proves here that he could carry a film as the leading man. It is a real shame we wont get to see any more of him. The movie shows us the development of his character and, despite his often obnoxious behaviour, i really engaged with character. Angela Basset is a delight as always and the film doesn't just fall completely in line with sports movie clichés. That is confirmed with the ending, which i wont spoil, but was a real surprise.I don't think it will shock that the movie ends happily and him and Basset end up together, but that's what we want to happen.

view_and_review What was funny about this movie is that I expected a lot more laughs and a lot less substance. Being that Bernie Mac was the star, I expected the movie to be full of pointless absurdities just for laughs without getting to serious. On the contrary, this movie actually had a decent message, and a good one.Stan (Bernie Mac) was a star baseball player and the embodiment of the typical professional athlete: overpaid, flashy, mouthy, and selfish. After he hit what he thought was his 3000th hit, he retired immediately so that he could be inducted into the hall of fame. Some statisticians poured over his numbers and found that he actually only had 2,997 hits. So, after many years out of baseball, he decides to make a come back to get his 3000th hit and ensure his place in the hall of fame.There are some mildly funny moments, but the comedic moments weren't even as good as the serious moments. After failing time and time again as an over the hill baseball player, Stan actually comes to realize what the game was all about: teamwork. Sometimes teamwork calls for a sacrifice bunt, or sacrifice fly to achieve your goal. Sure, the hitter may be out and fail to boost his precious stats, hence the word "sacrifice", but the goal was never for himself, but for the team. "Mr. 3000" could have been better, and done a better job at driving home the message, but it was serviceable still.