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.
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.