Semi-Pro
Semi-Pro Image
See the trailer
Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 87 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 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. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Robert Wilonsky
    60
    What at least distinguishes Semi-Pro from its predecessors (not only those starring Ferrell, but also such lesser lights as "Dodgeball" and "Balls of Fury") is that it's a slightly darker movie--one made for grown-ups, hence the R rating.
  3. 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.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    The court scenes are rarely funny, either in the trash talk or the slapstick.

See all 29 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
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
  2. ThomasJ.
    8
    Expected the worst after watching Will Farrell Taladega Night / Ricky Bobby last time. But this Farrell-thing is really great. I enjoyed it, cause I'm a Basketball-fan and like the ABA-70s style. I recommend it to Basketball-Fans, or Fans of crazy comedy. Nice, sweet popcorn-movie. 8 Points!… Expand
  3. EthanR.
    5
    Ughhh...how disappointed i was i this movie....I was excpeting a hilarious comedy like blades of glory....but what i got was a mediocre movie and i occasionally cracked a smile! i was really excited for this movie but i was sadly let down!… Expand
  4. JaySupertramp
    4
    One of the most boring movies ever with Will Ferrell... No good laughs and no good acting. Everything about this movie is only boring. I laughed about two times!… Expand

See all 43 User Reviews

Trailers

Current Movie Releases

Full List »
  1. Star Trek Into Darkness
    Metascore: 73
  2. Iron Man 3
    Metascore: 62
  3. 42
    Metascore: 62
  4. Evil Dead (2013)
    Metascore: 57
  5. The Croods
    Metascore: 55
  6. Oblivion
    Metascore: 54
  7. The Great Gatsby
    Metascore: 54
  8. Pain & Gain
    Metascore: 43
  9. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    Metascore: 41
  10. Olympus Has Fallen
    Metascore: 41
  11. The Host
    Metascore: 35
  12. Tyler Perry's Temptation
    Metascore: 27
  13. Scary Movie 5
    Metascore: 11
All Current Movies »