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Like Mike [UMD for PSP]

5 star:		(40)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I saw Bow Wow's movie Like Mike on it's debut day,July 3rd.The movie defintely gets two thumbs up for me...too bad I wasn't born with an extra thumb because then it would get 3! The movie isn't all about basketball....Bow Wow also has his mind set on finding a family to adopt him in the movie so it's not all about ball!This movie is for kids and grown-ups(they thre Morris Chestnut in there!)The movie is funny,sad,and many more. Go see it for yourself.

Great flick! Rented it from the library on a whim because I saw that Robert Forster was in it. Surprisingly good. Well acted and directed. The ending made me cry I am embarassed to say (tears of joy).

What a great movie! This movie has a great story line, is very uplifting, and has a nice ending. I enjoyed the movie as much as the kids. Not only can Lil' Bow Wow sing but he can also act. Morris Chestnut also turned in a great acting job. He was extremely convincing as an NBA star. This is just an all around good movie! You won't be disappointed....

Like Mike is an excellent movie. It is hilarious. If you havent seen it yet, dont bother, because it comes to video & dvd in December, so then you can rent it or buy it.

OK, so two of our children watched the movie and liked it. I guess it was made for them, and at that level is not that bad, but it's not a great one for parents to endure. If you want glowing reviews, check the under-12 review section.

This is the story of an orphan who gets picked on by bigger guys. He comes across some shoes that have "MJ" initialed in them. When he puts them on he becomes the best basketball player in the world, humiliating today's current stars, who all seem to be having a good time in the movie.

Two reasons it can't get more stars than me. Maybe the kids have not seen countless films with exactly the same plot, so for them it's pretty fresh. But this is the same old story of a very bad team getting some new factor added to their chemistry that makes them winners. When the new factor is there, they all play way above their former levels. When the new factor is not available, they all stand around not knowing what to do. And there is a big game at the end, where the factor showing up or not, instead of everybody continuing on their own merits becomes the big concern. And on and on.

But that doesn't bug me so much. Part of the economy of Hollywood consists of the need to put out new products every week, and there are only so many original ideas. It's not art, but it keeps people employed and young ones who don't know any better occupied for awhile.

What does bother me is when the factor introduced to make the team a winner gives them an unfair advantage. "Angels in the Outfield" did the same thing. In that movie, balls were caught that shouldn't have been, and hits were made that shouldn't have been. As rewards come with winning, it means that the team that has just won with this unfair advantage, and the losing team, with more talent, does not get these rewards. Also, in the case of this movie, who is the player who has to work hard, but get benched when a little kid with magic shoes bumps him out of the lineup?

Finally, the writers have to be careful when constructing the "factor" that makes the play better. What if the kid found a bottle of magic pills that did the same thing? That would be a big no-no, as we start getting into performance-enhancing-drug territory. But then, if drugs are banned because they can give an unfair (if short-term) advantage, aren't magic shoes in the same territory? Or angels? Or flubber? I hate to be a spoil-sport on this, but I think these movies teach kids to look for the gimmick to win, instead of working hard, which is what it's going to take in real life.

This movie isn't worth too much thought. It's basically one of those Disney live action things we saw as kids in a "cafetorium" while sitting cross-legged -- you know, the ones with the short beforehand that started with the paintbrush "painting in" the wildlife setting? ("In the Spraaaang, the young otters retahrn to Bahr Coun-tree...") Anyone who ever saw "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" will recognize the tone and plot of the "Like Mike" instantly.

The performances are pretty good, though. Despite straight-as-an-arrow writing that has no surprises, you get people like Eugene Levy in the supporting parts. You get some fun cameos from real NBA players, and you get Crispin Glover as a truly creepy villain for a movie like this. The coach of l'il Bow Wow's team does a decent job with little to go on, and aside from Glover the adults and kids in the movie interact pretty credibly. Nobody's a complete idiot -- that's kind of unusual in a kids' movie, now I think of it. The movie's well-cast and well-acted, for what it is.

Most of all, though, you get Morris Chestnut's performance as Tracy, the NBA player assigned to keep track of the kid phenom. Chestnut really made the movie for me. He took the sort of role that could have been career death, and he made the movie. He's good enough that I looked him up afterward, to see what else he'd done.

Anyway, if you do happen to have kids who would like to see this one, don't assume you won't be able to sit through it with them. It's got its points.

I bought this movie today because it was at a great price, and my 12 year old daughter wanted really badly to see it. Soooo, I bought and called myself reviewing it, and fell in love with Lil Bow Wow myself. You just cannot help but adore him. Morris Chestnut is still foine as usual, but very reluctant to bring Calvin into his space. The part where he tells Calvin that he adopted him was so sweet it made me want to cry. Fine script,good acting, and great moves. When Bow Wow tried asking one of the opposing team members for an autograph was classic. Making that shot and not being able to get down was another.. Selling candy and the people saying who would buy candy from him was another. Ok. So, I am a Bow Wow fan. But. the movie is clean, the whole family can watch without getting offended, and it was just great..

Kids watch this movie and want to be like Mike. This is the perfect movie for kids to want to grow up and do something with thir lives...

This movie was delightfully refreshing. Lil' Bow Wow is talented and his acting skills show promise.

I think the movie was great.BowWow did a great job, considering this was his first movie.When he got a chance to play one on one with that man(im forgetful)that was one of my favorite parts because thats when everybody knew that he had it going on and he was all that!Oh,yeah I love him too,in The Best Man and The Brothers.Well,the point is the movie was the bomb,I mean it was awesome!