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Actors: Li'l Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Like Mike |
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Li'l Bow Wow plays an orphan who one day discovers a pair of old sneakers that were once worn by the legendary Michael Jordan. The shoes give the kid special powers that enable him to fly high in the air and dunk on taller players. A handful of NBA players, including David Robinson, Chris Webber and Jason Kidd make spectacular cameos in the film, and the most memorable scene is the one in which Bow Wow makes a slam over a dazed Robinson. This movie draws striking similarities to the baseball film Rookie of the Year in which a 12-year-old pitcher for the Chicago Cubs hurls 100-mph fastballs for strikes. Here, Bow Wow helps the fictionalized Los Angeles Knights (most likely the Clippers in real life) make it to the NBA playoffs.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Like Mike |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of sports story:
- basketball
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- coach/trainer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Washington D.C.
- New Orleans
- Miami
- Chicago
- Boston
- San Francisco
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- school
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
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