Semi-Pro Reviews and Ratings



  • November 23, 2009
    Disappointing on so many levels.
  • November 3, 2009
    As every other Ferrell movie it has excellent funny moments, it's simple and quite enjoyable
  • October 29, 2009
    Not as great and funny as Tallageda or the blades of glory...or even step brother but it is okay...there are some funny parts to it also...so 2.5 is good enough...
  • October 24, 2009
    Semi-amusing. Not in the same league as Anchorman, but the film has it's moments, just not that many. Thought the commentators were great but the love interest of Harrelson was there only to pad the film out.
  • October 17, 2009
    Better then I expected it to be
  • October 1, 2009
    What happens if you have a typical, brainless and retard American comedy and suddenly decide to throw in a Will Ferrell? It gets fun. It doesn't get better, it doesn't get any smarter, but it gets more fun. That's it. The most expected, obvious and non-surprising gags and jokes c...( read more)an be found in Semi-Pro.

    41/100
  • September 28, 2009
    Will Ferrell's shtick has gotten old very quickly and it was never particularly funny to begin with. Color me surprised then to find that Semi-Pro is a very enjoyable if harmless and forgettable experience.

    Ferrell one more plays a parody of a parody, but he is surrounded by fa...( read more)ntastic character actors who deliver nuanced, subtle performances. It is much funnier to hear someone say something ridiculous without breaking betraying his soft spoken character than for someone to shout inanities at the top of their lungs. Ferrell takes care of the latter while the liks of Woody Harrellson, Andy Richter and Andrew Daly beautifully handle the former.

    Despite the fact there are great ideas here (using the CBA for inspiration, setting the film in Flint) the movie is little more than an excuse for friends to sit around a table and improvise. In this case, however, it worked out decently.
  • September 24, 2009
    About as dumb as I expected it to be...

    It had some funny moments, but overall was pretty bad. I fell asleep right after the credits rolled. One of the best/funniest scenes is Woody Harrelson & Maura Tierney on the sofa, with her boyfriend watching them, haha. The ball girls ...( read more)were hot. I would never watch it again if it was on tv.
  • September 21, 2009
    dumb but has great sound track.
  • September 11, 2009
    should have been funnier
  • September 2, 2009
    good & very funny... Will Ferrell was fantastic & enjoyed hearing him singing "Love me Sexy"...
  • August 30, 2009
    This has got some kick ass funny bits in but it just can't live up to Ferrell's other work.
    Will Ferrel brings a spicie bit of funk to basket ball as he trys to get his semi-pro team the Flint Michigan Tropics into the NBA.
    A film that can give you some very good laughs bit is ...( read more)abit week when it comes to storyline. Worth a watch but I wouldn't buy it and add it to DVD collection.
  • August 28, 2009
    Prefer his Step Brothers.
  • August 26, 2009
    Terrible. I thought it would be a funny movie. But this movie failed to make me laugh. Unfortunately it sucked.
  • August 24, 2009
    Along with "You, Me and Dupree, " and various other irate and inane comedies,"Semi-Pro" is a no-brainer for the most idioctly, immensly, and Seriously the most stupid comedy since "Idiocracy",(Which I fairly enjoyed during the really funny moments, that made it a two and Half st...( read more)ars, although it was beneath dumbfounded.), Yet either Ferrell just made a poor choice in a movie, or it was just annoying, Take -off my clothes, and let the world look ate me outlook he has had for the recent years. Either way, this film barely got "Half a star out of Four". Strongly Unreccomended.
  • August 18, 2009
    It's kind of boring and not that funny.
  • August 16, 2009
    Incredibly funny movie.....
  • August 15, 2009
    Basketball's definitely my favorite sport, but this is far from one of my favorite movies.
  • August 13, 2009
    EXTREMELY HILARIOUS!!!!
  • August 10, 2009
    Stupid film. This movie will give you laughs once in a blue moon but fails as a comedy. One of Ferrell's dumb movies but isn't his fault since the script was bad. The movie had a good story but was ruined due to bad screenwriters.
  • August 7, 2009
    This film is essentially a "sports" movie: team of losers find themselves and rise to the top, with Will Ferrell. And that's it. The more you love Will Ferrell, the more stars you'll give it.
  • August 5, 2009
    It's 1976, and the only thing sexier than Jackie Moon is his incredible career. He's the star player, the head coach, and the greatest pro on Earth of the maverick American Basketball Association's Flint, Michigan Tropics. He's also done the smooth vocals on his #1 hit single "Lo...( read more)ve Me Sexy". While at the top of the game, it is revealed that the Tropics might not continue after the NBA merger, so Jackie vows to turn up the heat by rallying his fellow teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.

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    Directed by Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro features very good acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Will Ferrell (Jackie Moon)
    2.) Woody Harrelson (Monix)
    3.) Andre Benjamin (Clarence)
    4.) Maura Tierney (Lynn)
    5.) Andy Richter (Bobby Dee)

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    When I saw the 2008-released Semi-Pro I find this as a very good movie that gets the funk into the basketball court and uses the '70s nostalgia in a fine, funky way. And it's nice to see Will Ferrell go back to this same time setting that he did in Anchorman four years earlier; now he's wearing tall socks and an Afro hairstyle that was typical for some basketball stars at that time. To remember the team motto of "Everybody love everybody" well - and I'm glad to not forget this as a lesson not just for myself but for everybody, too - the Tropics will do everything to make it big in the NBA. All I can say that Semi-Pro is worth a watch, especially when I get amused with an attacking bear.
  • August 4, 2009
    funny as hell. full of classic comedy lines
  • July 29, 2009
    could have been funnier
  • July 22, 2009
    Nothing takes deseirability out of a movie like puttin Will Ferrell into it
  • July 19, 2009
    It's not funny enough
  • July 17, 2009
    This could be Will Ferrel's worst movie!
  • July 14, 2009
    will ferrell is amazingly funny
  • July 13, 2009
    This has got the best music in it such as "love me sexy" Even though i havent seen it my friend got me the music!
  • July 6, 2009
    The first time that I've watched it I didn't like it much but after I've seen it again I liked it. Will Ferell's funny and his lines are hilarious, the characters are good : Dick Pepperfield, the Lithuanian guy... It's fun. I am a Will Ferrell fan so I understand that kind of hum...( read more)our.
  • July 5, 2009
    I feel like Ferrell movies are either 5 stars or 2 stars. And this movie semi-sucks. Some funny moments, but good lord why even attempt a sappy love story? Ferrell is obsessed with the 70s.
  • July 5, 2009
    I think Ferrel should stop with all of his silly ridiculous films, and go back to his 'Stranger than Fiction' style films.
  • July 3, 2009
    areeztlove@rocketmail.com
  • July 2, 2009
    Much too crass for my liking
  • July 1, 2009
    Doesn't work at all as a comedy or a drama that I really didn't like it.
  • June 29, 2009
    It looks really funny.
  • June 28, 2009
    Semi-Pro was quite a funny film, there were lots of moments that made me laugh.
  • June 28, 2009
    Except of the bear fight scene which was kind of funny, the movie was silly and boring...:(
  • June 27, 2009
    ferrell keeps popping out his mediocre sports stories
  • June 25, 2009
    I will say this, I like this one the best out of the Will Ferrell sports-themed movies. Ricky Bobby had a some moments but was a little lame and a little pathetic. Blades of Glory was just lame and pathetic with only really two funny bits (I love the chase). This one was alright....( read more)

    Maybe because it both played out and mocked the rise against sports stories like hoosiers and others. But this had more generally funny moments and Ferrell playing the dummy against regular people. Or maybe because I like basketball most of all. But this one was tolerable.
  • June 24, 2009
    I have a love/hate relationship with Will Ferrell.
  • June 16, 2009
    I remember seeing this movie. I don't remember anything about it though. Must've been pretty terrible.
  • June 15, 2009
    what more can I say..Will Farrell just doesnt float my boat
  • June 14, 2009
    Defiitivamente Will Ferrell no es garantia de buenas peliculas eso siempre lo he tenido presente pero pues en mi afan de ver peliculas me he tenido que chutar varias de este actor
  • June 14, 2009
    One of the best comedy film i have ever seen.i almost die for laughing.'
    'its like Titanic,they are bears everywhere':))
  • June 12, 2009
    Okay movie, tried too hard.....
  • June 11, 2009
    It had some funny parts, but they could have done so much more. They tried to combine some serious stuff with the ridiculousness of Will Ferrell's comedy. It didn't mesh too well. Some really funny parts though, including a classic line in panic mode... It's like the titanic, but...( read more) full of bears! The Old Spice commercials are funnier though as a whole.
  • June 7, 2009
    He shoots..He misses. I'm a fan of Will Farrel but this was one of the dissapointing comedy film. Not funny as i thought it would be, jokes fell flat very quickly to just plain boring. Went a bit too long as some of the dialouge were silly. Could have been better.

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