Semi-Pro

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This was a decent sports comedy and typical Will Ferrell fare. It had a good cast and decent laughs throughout. Just don't expect too much plot wise and you will enjoy it. I loved the melee scene, the corn dog scene, and the game scenes, it will be good for anyone who likes Will Ferrell. ** 1/2 out of ****

Went into the movie expecting to see a great Will Ferrell movie. Came out VERY disappointed. The absolute worst movie I have seen. Highly advised not to watch. If you like Will Ferrell, still do not watch. He only has a few funny lines in this movie, other than that this movie sucks. I am actually very angered that I wasted my time and my money on this movie. Practically fell asleep after the first 12 minutes of the movie. Pretty much the same stuff as the trailer. Do Not Watch. Go do something better with your weekend rather than watch this movie. You will be very disappointed with the lack of comedy in the movie as I, along with the whole theater, only laughed about 5 times maximum throughout the movie.

Another light comedy about a silly man Jackie Moon ( Will Ferrell) who owns , coaches and play with his Basket ball team which is part of league that is to reduced and merged with the major basketball league. Only the top four teams chosen in this league will survive so Jackie hires a ready to retire pro named Monix ( Woody Harrelson) to lift his team. The level of humour is not particular strong in this film and Will's comedy style gets a bit tedious. Non the less Will and Woody lift an otherwise struggling comedy to some worthwhile entertainment. This is no where as good as "Blades of Glory" but good light entertainment and the audience were laughing right through it.

Sports entertainment has never been so funny. Semi-Pro written by Scott Armstrong has the same satire comedy that you would expect from any other lead-based acting that Will Ferrell takes place in. Jackie Moon (played by Will Ferrell) is responsible for bringing his struggling franchise back up to relevance both competitively on the court and financially off of it. Joined by fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Andre Benjamin, Jackie Moon starts to incorporate wild and unseen promotions to encourage more fans to visit their games, all awhile the team starts to move up in the standings. Based in the 70's, this is one of the funniest sports comedies that I've ever seen. I would recommend for any sports fan or Will Ferrell fan to see this film.

Will Ferrell is one of the funniest man in Hollywood and his latest film Semi Pro is a funny film despite what the critics say. I still consider it funny as hell. There were a bunch laugh out loud scenes. It was all outrageous and his character Jackie Moon is the epitome of idiocy. Woody Harrelson was a nice touch. Its good to see him in comedic roles, I think I last saw him in the Coen's gritty "No Country". Its a breath of fresh air for him. The funniest scene is the "Jive Turkey" thing. I might not have understood the joke but the way it was delivered, man it will make you laugh. 7.

Will Ferrell is one of those love-them-or-hate-them comedy actors. I loved him in Blades of Glory so I was really looking forward to this film, but I found it very disappointing. Nothing really worked for me; all the gags fell flat.

This movie to me was just another Will Ferrel movie where he tries to carry the whole thing and it falls..hard. I only laughed at one part in this entire movie, and the rest me and my girlfriend just watched in amazement at how truly stupid a movie can be. The reason I gave it a 4 was because it wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen but I wouldn't even give it a mediocre rating. Will Ferell was trying way to hard in this movie to be funny just like he has in the past..and 4/5 it comes to bite him in the butt. This movie really did have the potential to be decent but the storyline, comedic elements, and f word got old really quick for me and my girlfriend and I regretted watching the movie after many of my friends told me not to watch it I went along with it on instinct and lost money and fun time to spend with my girlfriend.

There are little bits of interesting beginnings to much of this, but all-in-all it doesn't work. The 70's look and the characters all seemed half done at best, along with the storyline which seemed unconcerned with itself. Woody Harrelson was wasted here (possibly in more ways than one) as was the girl from ER, seemingly thrown in because of the need for a love interest of some sort. They deserve better. The screenplay may have been generated by a computer programmed to deviate "creatively" from boilerplate. If you have nothing else to do and you have money to throw away and there are no other movies showing, this would still not be a good choice.

Very sad; it must be the worst, or nearly so, film I've ever tried to watch – of course I could not possibly sit till the end. "Why chicken crossed the street?". I let you guess the answer. This, taken as a metaphor, will aptly describe this film. Will Farrow probably have no self respect – or, perhaps, he stopped evolving in 5th grade, and he probably never got any grade above the C. Suffice it to say that I will never consider watching anything where he is present. Disgusting, tasteless, trash! It is even sadder that some reviewers voted 6 and even 7 stars. Because of such generosity trash like this is still being, and will continue to be made.