Mr. 3000 (2004)

US
Director: Charles Stone III
Cast: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Brian J. White, Michael Rispoli

I got to write something, it's a baseball movie.
Basically it's pleasant to watch. Please, it talks about baseball. And all baseball movies should be touching, inspiring, and having happy endings. This one is included.

But it won't be in the top list of my favorite baseball films. Major flaw is the abrupt transformation of the two characters: T-Rex Pennebaker suddenly changes from the clubhouse cancer to a natural leader, and Stan Ross changes to his old selfish self after he is invited to the Jay Leno show. Due to the essence of baseball, these movies like to add some sentimental speeches about how great it is to be a major league player. It could be touching, but it could be fake, too. Unfortunately, the speech isn't very convincing in this one. The most touching part is the Manager, Ross' former teammate stands up and argues with the first base umpire over a very close play. They should really elongate this scene a little bit, let the audience to drench in this moment more.

Surprisingly the female journalist Mo Simmons is not bad written. This girl knows what she wants, and balances very well between her professional career and love life. She never seems lost, and sees things, and people, clearly.
As for the ending bunt, it's not surprising at all, Major League uses this trick before. But it still ends great, although Ross can only becomes Mr. 2999, its worthy because even he lost probably the most important hit in his life, he earns friendship, relationship to the woman he love, and of course the Hall of the Fame.

I'll fail this one if it's not talking about baseball, but as a baseball fan, it did give me some good time.