It's basketball Fantasy Camp for the cost of a movie ticket.
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Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Lil' Bow Wow deserves a better-made film than this pleasant, sloppily assembled fairy tale.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Like Mike has the synthetically wrapped pseudo-charm of a perfunctory ''Flubber'' sequel.
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New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
I liked when they had the paint fights and the pillow fights.
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VarietyRobert Koehler
VarietyRobert Koehler
The court action contains only a fraction of the hoops energy one would expect from a pic co-produced by NBA Entertainment -- and film suffers from the conspicuous absence of the title's Michael Jordan.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for NBA properties.
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Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
The frightening myths about adoption that run through Like Mike make even its happiest endings a little bit creepy.
Like Mike is a slight and uninventive movie: Like the exalted Michael Jordan referred to in the title, many can aspire but none can equal. Even "Space Jam" was better than this.
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Village VoiceMark Holcomb
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
A valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the NBA.