from 20th Century Fox
Directed by
John Schultz
Starring
Lil'
Bow Wow (Calvin Cambridge)
Morris Chestnut (Tracey Reynolds)
Jonathan Lipnicki (Murph)
Brenda Song (Reg Stevens)
Jesse Plemons (Ox)
Julius Ritter (Marlon)
Crispin Glover (Stan Bittleman)
Jermaine Dupri
Anne Meara (Sister Theresa)
Robert Forster (Coach Wagner)
Eugene Levy (Frank Bernard)
Roger W. Morrissey (Marvin Joad)
Timon Kyle (Henderson)
Stephen Thompson (Smith)
Alex Krilov (Krivov)
David Brown (Jones)
Peter Moret (Sloan)
Josef Cannon (Segretti)
Kingsley Nwokenbia (Ngudu)
Jesse Justice Smith Jr (Coltrain)
Gregory L. Hall (Schultz)
Laurent Crawford (Grant)
Written by
Michael Elliot
Jordan Moffet
Rated: 
(for brief mild language) |
As its title suggests, Like Mike is a rousing wish-fulfillment
fantasy for any kid who's ever dreamed of soaring for a game-winning
slam dunk like basketball legend Michael Jordan. It's fun but
formulaic, beginning when 14-year-old, 4-foot-8 orphan Calvin
Cambridge (played by appealing teen rapper Lil' Bow Wow) dons
a magical pair of hand-me-down Nikes with the enticing initials
"M.J." written inside. Next thing you know, Calvin's
the new star of the L.A. Knights, an instant NBA celebrity taking
his team to the playoffs alongside favorite teammate Tracy Reynolds
(The Best Man's Morris Chestnut), with a bevy of villains (including
reliable weirdo Crispin Glover) trying to steal his thunder.
With Jerry Maguire's Jonathan Lipnicki as a fellow orphan, and
a solid supporting cast including Eugene Levy, Robert Forster,
and two dozen NBA stars, Like Mike is schmaltzy and predictable
(and, surprisingly, there's no cameo from Jordan himself), but
its sweet, good-natured quality will captivate kids from start
to finish. -- Jeff Shannon of Amazon.com
Official Site
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