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That was an excellent one.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

If you like baseball and you dislike preening, smug, rich whiny athletes, you should enjoy Mr 3000. If you're not a baseball fan, pass on this one. Not worth your time. The late Bernie Mac makes this movie work. He is 'Mr 3000' for most of the first half of the story. He struts. He preens. He sells himself as 'gods gift' to baseball and all things Stan Ross - his film name. From his car dealerships and restaurants to any and all baseball memorabilia that can make him another buck. He sells it, big time. The only thing he can't seem to sell. A place in baseball's Hall of Fame. A place he dearly wants and desperately seeks. After all. how can they deny him a place if he actually had a 3000 hit career? Well, there you go - **Plot Spoiler** - as it turns out he really doesn't have 3000. And here you have the 2nd half of the film / plot twist(ed)... Yea, he gets a chance to redeem himself / become a good guy / get in Hall of Fame / win the girl, in the last 45 minutes or so. And, it works, kinda. If you believe major league baseball would give a retired, fat, 47 yr old, bad-boy a 2nd chance, well, it is a Disney movie...

"Mr. 3000" is a one joke movie taken to the extreme. Everyone gets the plot plan. He's selfish, he needs three hits to reach the 3000 hit plateau, and there is going to be friction with his team. Unfortunately that is exactly what happens, and nothing more. Sorely missing is a subplot of some kind, with some interesting characters. There is absolutely no support for Bernie Mac in this movie. The other players grab-ass among themselves. The manager sits in stoic silence. Even Angela Bassett comes across as an afterthought. Mildly amusing at best, redundant and uninspired at worst, "Mr, 3000" was disappointing and a missed opportunity. - MERK

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.

The premise of this movie was pretty good, and Bernie Mac playing a typical character was enough to get me to want to watch it.It didn't disappoint, but it also didn't surprise.Mac came across as pompous but likable, especially as you could see that the events of the movie matured him.As a baseball fan, I usually disdain sports movies where too much reality is suspended. In this age of statistics, it's hard to believe that an error could have occurred but the explanation was reasonable. His comeback at age 47, for a losing club during September call ups, also was not too much of a stretch, nor was the 'publicity' angle.This movie had one HUGE gaffe....why was Dick Enberg the team's announcer when Bob Uecker was such an obvious choice, even if he wasn't "playing" himself? I thought that the 'love interest' plot line was a little contrived. Personally, I think it would have been better in a baseball sense to explore the relationship between he and his former coach turned manager and see him become even more of a mentor to the younger players.Overally though, it was entertaining. More good than bad. I'd put it somewhere between Major League II (better) and Maror League III (worse). About equal to Mr. Baseball with Tom Selleck.If you're already paying for movie channels, worth watching, if not, catch it on regular cable in a years.