Like Mike
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Critics Sentiment
Tracy adopts Calvin and Murph while Reg finds different family
Bittleman signs contract taking all of Calvin's NBA money
The film dips to its lowest point during Bittleman's villainous scheme but recovers strongly for the emotional adoption ending
Like Mike follows a predictable but heartwarming arc that starts modestly, peaks with exciting basketball sequences, dips during villain plotting, and concludes with genuine emotion. Critics consistently praised the father-son relationship between Calvin and Tracy as the film's strongest element. While formulaic, reviewers found it effective family entertainment that succeeds at its modest goals.
Full cast
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Shad Moss
Calvin Cambridge
Morris Chestnut
Tracey Reynolds
Jonathan Lipnicki
Murph
Anne Meara
Sister Theresa
Jesse Plemons
Ox
Brenda Song
Reg Stevens
Julius Ritter
Marlon
Crispin Glover
Stan Bittleman
Robert Forster
Coach Wagner
Eugene Levy
Frank Bernard
Roger W. Morrissey
Marvin Joad
Timon Kyle Durrett
Henderson
Stephen Thompson
Smith
Alex Krilov
Krilov
David Brown
Jones
Peter Moret
Sloan
Josef Cannon
Segretti
Kingsley Nwokenbia
Ngudu
Justice J. Smith
Coltrain
Gregory L. Hall
Schultz
Crew
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