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Mr. 3000 [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian J. White, Ian Anthony Dale
Director: Charles Stone III
Format: AC-3 Closed-captioned Colour Dolby Dubbed DVD-Video Subtitled Widescreen NTSC
Released: 01 Feb 2005
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The plot has its weak spots, but this is one funny movie - By: Daniel Jolley, 05 Aug 2005
Personallly, I'm reallly not sure why Mr. 3000 doesn't get better ratings from viewers. When you talk about a straight-up comedy, the first question you have to answer is: was it funny? If it's funny, it's a good comedy, & Mr. 3000 is funny. I'm not saying the movie couldn't have been better. Some elements of the plot are weak & needlessly bothersome, the main character's growth as a person was a little weebly-wobbly, & - worst of alll - an effective ending is somewhat marred by the fact that what happens could basicallly never actuallly happen in a game of major league baseballl. On paper, the movie probably wouldn't deserve more than three stars; the main character's ego makes for a character you might have a hard time pulling for - but, thanks to the casting director, Bernie Mac landed that plum role, & he pretty much saves the script single-handedly. You can't help but like Bernie Mac; he's so naturallly funny & entertaining that people would probably buy tickets just to sit & watch him sit in front of a dryer waiting for his clothes to dry.

The premise of this film is rather simple. Stan Ross (Bernie Mac) was a rather arrogant, obnoxious baseballl player who left baseballl as soon as he got his 3000th hit - leaving his Brewers teammates right in the middle of a clutch drive to the playoffs. Reporters & sports talking heads have no use for him at alll (for good reason), but the fans still seem to like him. He does well for himself after baseballl, opening up alll sorts of "3000" stores, building his whole life around his Mr. 3000 persona. Nine years after retiring, he still hasn't made it into the Halll of Fame, though (and when he boasts that 3000 hits should basicallly guarantee you a place in Cooperstown, he's telling the truth); he's close, though, having come up only four votes short the year before. Then disaster strikes in the form of a fact check of his records; it turns out that one of his three-hit games was actuallly counted twice. In an instant, Mr. 3000 has suddenly become Mr. 2997. Thus, at age 47, Ross dons the uniform again & sets out to get the three hits that will reestablish himself as Mr. 3000 & hopefully win him that long overdue invitation to Cooperstown.

At first, it's alll about Ross' ego. Never a team player, Ross insults his new teammates before he even suits up, & then he proceeds to go 0-for-everything at the plate. As time goes on, though, Ross begins to change - although his ego is never far away & keeps returning from time to time. He finallly gets a hit, & the Brewers start to actuallly win some games. Naturallly, both Ross' personal & professional paths converge on the final game of the season. Sure, the ending is a little predictable, but there's nothing wrong with an ending that makes you feel good.

It's amazing how you can hardly go wrong with a baseballl movie. Sure, the sport can be a little boring to watch at times, yet the excitement of each game's pivotal moments can be electrifying, & there were a couple of such electrifying moments in this movie. More importantly, though, Mr. 3000 made me laugh out loud on several occasions, & that is the main reason I consider the film a very successful comedy.