Like Mike
After lacing up a mysterious pair of old sneakers inscribed with the faded initials MJ, a 4-year-old orphaned boy becomes a superstar of the American Basketball Association.
1962
2 September 1969, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
17 December 1946, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
10 December 1974
6 August 1965, Key West, Florida, USA
6 March 1973, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 February 1977, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
1 September 1959, Kent, Washington, USA
1962, Detroit, Michigan, USA
16 October 1965, Long Beach, California, USA
10 January 1980, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
31 August 1954, Van Nuys, California, USA
20 September 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
11 October 1977, Waxahachie, Texas, USA
14 August 1979, Santa Clara, California, USA
4 December 1966, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA
7 June 1975, Hampton, Virginia, USA
January 12, 2004
There's no joke about the wretchedness that is Like Mike--except the cruel one on anyone who gets suckered into watching this crap.
September 02, 2003
A fantasy fable that should keep everyone in the family entertained.
February 08, 2003
...Full of stereotypical characters, plot holes, and unconvincing dialogue delivered by a host of so-so actors...
December 30, 2006
It's formulaic stuff but done with enough gusto to entertain.
August 01, 2002
As predictable as a Lakers championship.
December 25, 2010
Lil Bow Wow in family friendly fantasy.
July 11, 2002
A valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the NBA.
March 25, 2008
Director John Schultz's movie is as lame and predictable as you'd imagine, and it's chock full of orphanage cliches.
December 06, 2005
There's no excuse to come within a hundred feet of a screen playing this monstrosity of a movie.
June 24, 2006
Bow Wow makes an impressive film debut; parents and children will love Calv's plucky can-do attitude; and the action sequences are given a little more oomph due to the presence of real life basketball pros.
July 11, 2002
As with too many studio pics, plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure.
March 25, 2008
[A] summer-weight but winsome basketball fantasy.
