Will Ferrell,
Woody Harrelson,
André Benjamin,
Andrew Daly,
Will Arnett
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The American Basketball Association is on the verge of collapse, and when a former NBA benchwarmer returns to his hometown of Flint, MI, to whip his former team into shape for the playoffs, redemption... read more
Directed by: Kent Alterman
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Keywords:
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Jackie Moon ,
Love Me Sexy
DVD Release Date: June 3, 2008
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February 9, 2012This is really a lame sports comedy, we've seen so many films like this now, especially with the 70's look going on, its extremely old and cliched. To make things worse this isn't even funny, only two occasions actually made me laugh, the rest of the time its just kinda dull.
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December 13, 2011The Greatest Fro on Earth
Saw it again! Will Ferrell + Basketball = To me a good comedy which I enjoyed and laughed alot. Easy story to follow and never boring. Nice cast.
Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team ... read more -
August 11, 2011Semi Pro is funny and has a bit of heart, and I love Will Ferell, but this film was boring and nothing really happens. Jackie Moon (Will Ferell) is a coach for an ABA team and when he and his team is offered a chance into the NBA, Jackie must pull all his strings to get his team... read more
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April 27, 2011has a few good moments but nothing that lights my fire in this one....The structure of the film is no different from other sports comedy where the hero and his team act like theyre on top of the world, realize they're a bunch of losers and then try to prove something to themselve... read more
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August 12, 2010Going by some reviews on here and other places i was thinking this was going to be a pile of turd poo.But i was taken back and was surprise that it was actually good.Its not perfect and there are plenty of bum jokes but when there are some good ones they are brilliant.Worth a che... read more
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August 2, 2010The best performance was ultimately Harrelson's, and the laughs were few and far between.
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June 13, 2010Semi Pro is an unoriginal, unfunny film that uses recycled humour from Will Ferrell's previous films to create it's brand of comedy. A film that signals yet another death rattle ring for Will Ferrell's tumbling career, Semi Pro is a film thats desperately trying to be funny. What... read more
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January 13, 2010fb733768972You can't deny how funny it is, but it's completely stupid!
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December 9, 2009Honestly Will Ferrells Movies are one of the very frew Movies I think twice before I watch.
Critic Reviews
March 31, 2008
David Ansen, Newsweek
March 6, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Judging from this low-scoring sports comedy about the mystique of men with balls, Will Ferrell needs to call a time-out from belly baring to refocus his fan-favorite game of playing clueless male doof... Full Review
March 3, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
You take the Will Ferrell formula and you plug it in, but somehow it just feels kind of uninspired and flat.
February 29, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
There are some ludicrous sight gags and uniquely silly, if foul-mouthed, laughs. The movie falters when it tries to be serious. Fortunately, those moments are few. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
You can't help but marvel, and laugh at, Ferrell's indefatigable enthusiasm and willingness to make a complete ass of himself. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
Ferrell is capable of a great deal more than he's been delivering. It might surprise him to learn that white men can jump. But first they have to try. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The real problem lies in the character Ferrell is playing. Aside from the unimportant detail that there really were no former disco stars in 1976, the character is vague -- and specificity of characte... Full Review
February 29, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
There isn't enough going on in Semi-Pro, comically or otherwise, to sustain the movie even through its first half-hour. This may be one of the most sluggish sports comedies ever made -- even the suppo... Full Review
February 29, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Semi-Pro goes up for the dunk and misses the hoop, the backboard and the point. Instead, it manages to both strike out and get sacked. Whose idea was it to remake Slap Shot a la Jerry Lewis? Full Review
February 29, 2008
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
For die-hard Ferrell fans, this could be the ultimate test. He has been playing variations of Elf for five years, and his antics have grown as stale as Jackie's socks. Full Review
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