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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAppealing movie, one of the summer's pleasant surprises.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt's basketball Fantasy Camp for the cost of a movie ticket.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanLil' Bow Wow deserves a better-made film than this pleasant, sloppily assembled fairy tale.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanLike Mike has the synthetically wrapped pseudo-charm of a perfunctory ''Flubber'' sequel.
- 40New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyNew Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyI liked when they had the paint fights and the pillow fights.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerThe 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.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for NBA properties.
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayThe frightening myths about adoption that run through Like Mike make even its happiest endings a little bit creepy.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenLike 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.
- 10Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombA valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the NBA.