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5.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 81 Ratings

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  • Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson
  • Summary: Semi-Pro is an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick ABA--a fast-paced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA. It made a name for itself with such innovations as the three-point shot and slam-dunk contest. Will Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one-hit wonder who used the profits from the success of his chart-topping song "Love Me Sexy" to achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon's franchise, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. If they want to survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the seemingly impossible--win. (New Line Cinema)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Chris Willard
    75
    Ultimately, we don't purchase tickets to Will Ferrell movies for their sweeping romantic storylines, but because he makes us laugh. And Semi-Pro offers plenty of reasons to do so.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    The comedy is sloppy, crude and contains far too many misfires, but the film does capture the old ABA spirit in its ungainly struggles to wrestle laughs from seriously mediocre material.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    The court scenes are rarely funny, either in the trash talk or the slapstick.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 43
  3. Negative: 10 out of 43
  1. MarkJ.
    10
    i thought semi prow was a movie with no taste. it was not realistic or factual. I had high hopes that this movie would be great, but i was disappointed. I also thought they over did it with all the jokes.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Nada
    5
    I was surprised by this movie, I figured it would have me laughing the entire movie, but it didn't. Don't get me wrong, there were a few funny moments, but not as many as I was expecting. I enjoy most Ferrell movies, but this one was subpar at best.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BradB.
    1
    Nothing funny here whatsoever. Worst film I've seen in 3 years. Who wrote this crap and what were they thinking? How much more Wil Ferrell man-boy humor can you take? This movie made it's losses back by Ferrell's Old Spice ads on TV. That suckered a lot of people in who didn't deserve it.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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