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Semi-Pro

(2008) Comedy - Rated R

Directed by: Kent Alterman

Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson

Overview: A singer uses the profits from his only hit to buy a basketball league's worst team.

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    In 1976 a singer (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his only hit to buy a basketball team that is in danger of going under when the ABA and the NBA merge.

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    "Say it ain't so, Will...."  [more]
    — Thomas Leupp

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    • thehawkzerozero

      03/10/08 04:42 PM
      This is for Will Ferrell fans which i am. His comedy is amazing, funny, funny, and funny. If you need to get away from it all and just relax and enjoy this movie.
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    • Thomas Leupp

      ReelzChannel.com, February 27, 2008


      Say it ain't so, Will.


      Will Ferrerll and Andrew Daly in Semi-ProI'll admit it; I was once convinced that Will Ferrell could do no wrong, that moviedom's preeminent funnyman could continue recycling the same basic premise ad infinitum and still deliver the laughs by the truckload, as he'd done with Blades of Glory and Talladega Nights. "Just put him in front of a camera, give him a crazy outfit to wear and let him do his thing," I'd say. "The result, almost invariably, will be funnier than just about anything not made by Judd Apatow."


      But alas, Semi-Pro has proven me wrong. One Will Ferrell does not a good comedy make; it also needs a script. And despite Ferrell's best efforts, as well as those of Woody Harrelson, Will Arnett, Rob Corddry and the rest of the director Kent Alterman's (Mr. Woodcock) more than capable supporting cast, Semi-Pro can't seem to rise above Scot Armstrong's (Old School) stale, lifeless screenplay.


      The story, for what it's worth, centers on Jackie Moon (Ferrell), a former R&B singer who used the profits from his lone hit, the embarrassingly catchy "Love Me Sexy," to purchase The Flint Tropics, a fictional franchise of the real-life American Basketball Association, the short-lived rival of the NBA. In addition to owning the team, Moon also functions as its head coach and starting power forward -- facts that might explain why the Tropics are perpetually near the bottom of the standings.


      No matter, Moon and pals are content to be cellar-dwellers, preferring to focus more on post-game festivities. That is, until the ABA commissioner declares that the financially-strapped league is folding at the close of the season, with the top four teams being absorbed into the NBA and the rest shutting down forever. If the Tropics are to survive beyond the current season, Moon will have to pull his gang of misfits together to make a last-ditch run at fourth place.


      It's a more-or-less standard sports comedy formula. Which would be perfectly fine, if executed properly. But Ferrell's talents are mostly wasted (or perhaps they're growing stale -- something I'd prefer not to consider), and co-star Harrelson languishes in a pointless romantic subplot, resulting in a comedy that is uneven, uninspired and too often unfunny.


      ReelzChannel Rating:  5

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    • chrisbrown

      03/02/08 12:56 PM
      i want to see it soooo bad, but my mom said it was rated R because of swearing

      OMG WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO SWEAR AND PUT BAD STUFF IN MOVIES NOW I CANT SEE IT OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
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    • bbedford

      03/10/08 11:15 AM
      OK. I really wasn't expecting much, which turned out to be a good thing. But I did find myself laughing at some of the strange situations and humor. Definitely Will Ferrell humor. Unless your a big Will Ferrell fan, I'd wait to see this one on VOD or HBO.
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    • thehawkzerozero

      03/10/08 04:42 PM
      This is for Will Ferrell fans which i am. His comedy is amazing, funny, funny, and funny. If you need to get away from it all and just relax and enjoy this movie.
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    • Mojotango2

      06/05/08 05:13 PM
      Now I hate sports but for some reason get a kick out of sports type movies for some reason. This one is hilarious. You gotta love that song "love me sexy"! Gotta buy an ipod jsut so i can listen to it over and over again. So funny I nearly wet my pants!
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  • Crew

    Director Kent Alterman
    Producer Jimmy Miller
    Executive Producer David B. Householter
    Executive Producer Lauren Shuler Donner
    Executive Producer Michael Aguilar
    Executive Producer David Householter

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    Will Ferrell, workin' itIn the latest Ironic Will Ferrell Sports Comedy™ Semi-Pro, Hollywood's reigning funnyman stars as a '70s R&B singer who parlays the earnings from his lone hit, "Love Me Sexy," into his very own ABA franchise, The Flint Tropics.

    Can Ferrell continue his box office hot streak, or is the formula starting to grow stale? Check out our Semi-Pro review.


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