Semi-Pro

  • 2008


MOVIE IS american original amusing comedic
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27 %
21 % Rotten
$ 44 Million
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 27
Average Rating 2.4/5
american original amusing comedic

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1.5
Ferrell still brings the funny like few superstars in his salary range, but theres a distinct decline in quality between the hilarious Anchorman, the .. Av Club
2.0
Semi Pro is sweet from the sports flick perspective but lacks the huge laugh staying power needed to be one of Ferrells best comedies. Common Sense Media
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
1.0
Like most sports comedies, Semi Pro is about a team of lovable losers which unites to save its franchise from failure, shame, and financial disaster.
2.5
With a movie like Semi Pro, its all about the laughs.If its funny, its good, and if its not funny, its bad. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Semi Pro isnt painful, but its a very minor credit for everyone involved.
2.0
Its a premise rife with comedic opportunity, but Semi Pro never seems sure it even is a comedy. Cinema Blend
1.9
Now I get it.Will Ferrell has been making surprise appearances on TV news shows, hogging the camera and embarrassing both the hosts and himself by act .. Ny Daily News
2.0
In fact, it never really felt like a real movie, but rather, a sketch of a character turned into an 85 minute featureincluding montages!!.Basically, I .. JoBlo
2.5
It swelled beyond any known basketball diameter, beyond any reasonable hope of falling through a regulation basket.When we tried, it sat squatly over .. Philly
2.5
Mildly diverting and utterly dispensable, Semi Pro stars Will Ferrell as the coach/owner/forward of the Tropics, a Michigan hoops franchise in 1976, t .. Philly
2.5
The production strives for heart at the expense of its funny bone. ReelViews
2.5
The humor is mostly visual while too many of the scenes that are actually written whimper out without a punch line. Tv Guide
3.5
Despite that, Semi Pro stays true to the formula, and its a pretty funny, good looking comedy. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
This is an ensemble piece with some truly amusing subplots, homages and running gags that made me laugh out loud even.
1.9
Brooks efforts at infusing the movie with a smarter sensibility than a typical romcom ensures that, at the very least, the whole thing is almost alway .. Reel Film Reviews
3.2
The film is not up to par with some of Ferrells previous efforts, but there are many very funny moments and scenes here. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Its not a very good movie, but you cant have Ferrell without getting a few good laughs here and there. News Review
1.0
Theyre still trying to bottle the spirit of Dodgeball, but the problem with this latest underdog sports comedy is that it, a) tries too hard (Will Fer .. Independent
2.5
Its certainly funny enough for a late night out, but its just not nearly as good as die hard Ferrell fans will think it is. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Given the success of Talladega Nights, you can forgive Will Ferrell for continuing to chase sports comedy gold, but after the relative disappointments .. View London
3.5
Comedies these days are often patched together like a series of disconnected skits with little regard for plot or logic or characterization. Cs Monitor
1.3
It doesnt miss it goes up and down and hopes you havent noticed it never let go of the ball. New York Post
3.5
Temporarily relieved of having to be the movies sole comic force, Ferrell is loose and relaxed and Semi Pro finally hits its sweet spot. Film Journal International ..
2.5
First time director Kent Alterman and screenwriter Scot Armstrong cant decide on a consistent tone. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
A bit with a supposedly unloaded gun is a joyously dumb series of riffs on one of the oldest cliches in the slapstick playbook. Boston
1.5
Forget entertainment aimed at those with short attention spans: Semi Pro and all the many movies like it these days works only if you have no attentio ..
3.8
A plot this flimsy certainly doesnt need any historical underpinnings to sell it. Toronto Star
2.8
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2.0
Quite honestly, it doesnt even qualify as that unless an uncoordinated white guy in an Afro and disco era duds equals comedy.They might have been bett .. Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Lame jokes, crude humor and ridiculous characters fill the screen but the worst thing about this disappointing comedy involves Ferrell himself. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
2.0
But boredom is the enemy of comedy, and in the end Semi Pro becomes surrounded.
2.0
Semi Pro is no disaster, but debut director Kent Alterman proves that Ferrell is better off working with the pros. Bbc
0.6
Stay home and watch any of Ferrells past films, all of which are more worthwhile than this monotonously unfunny tripe. The Movie Boy
2.5
For some, maybe, but where Semi Pro scores in concept, it fails in execution ultimately relying too often on the charisma of its star to realize that .. Bullz-Eye
2.5
Its your classic sports underdog formula, and the script by Scot Armstrong never deviates from it. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
2.2
The more you know about the original league, the more disappointed youll be by this tepid comedy. Seattle Pi
3.8
They understand to be truly funny a joke has to be taken to its most extreme conclusion, and then one step further again.
3.1
Theres nothing you havent seen before in the basketball comedy Semi Pro, but the Will Ferrell vehicle qualifies as a sort of cinematic comfort food: i .. Groucho Reviews
3.1
The two sides of the movie make for an awkward match and ultimately, it isnt a good enough sports movie to please sports fans and its not an outright .. Three Movie Buffs
0.6
If they are to make the merger, they must finish the season as one of the top four teams. Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
3.1
Its a shame it didnt try a little harder.As it is right now, Semi Pro exists uneasily between screwball comedy and polite tribute. Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
Semi Pro is so cliched it becomes the movie it is supposed to mock! Waffle Movies
3.0
The semifunny Semi Pro is amiable enough, but you never feel theres much at stake. News Week
3.0
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2.5
Semi Pro understands this detail; it understands the grossness of their smallness, the stickiness of their polyester content and the terrifying ubiqui .. Chron
2.0
Semi Pro will likely leave its star with a sore throat and bruised pride but a bulging wallet nonetheless: its possibly the first movie ever to be les .. The Shiz Nit
1.0
Chillingly devoid of laughs, and looks like some deconstructionist experiment, deliberately draining the comedy genre of jokes to show the parched, po .. Film Guardian
3.1
Ferrell is capable of a great deal more than hes been delivering. It might surprise him to learn that white men can jump. But first they have to try. Mercury News
2.5
It puts too big a burden on Ferrell to make comedy gold out of rough outlines. Scene Stealers
2.5
This is an amusing picture with a kaleidoscopic comedy viewpoint, but its terribly disjointed and frighteningly bipolar. Dvd Talk
2.0
Will Ferrells Semi Pro is a dreadful comedy.Its lazy and slipshod. Tony Mack
2.8
Instead, we get what largely looks to be drawn out improvisation that too often feels lazy and even lacks a punch line at times. From The Balcony
2.5
Yes, the old underdog story comes to the fore with few three point surprises, but enough two point laughs to finish mid table in the sports comedy lea .. Future Movies
3.5
Hes the straight man and provides the films reality, if not exactly its heart.You do root for the silly team, barely, but enough to qualify as a sport .. Can Mag
2.0
Major League, but Jackie Moon offers nothing as distinctive as Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn. Films Nobs
3.2
You know in advance his movies will feel slender, but youll get your moneys worth of laughs. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.1
A hit and miss comedy, Semi Pro does have some pretty funny moments. Crazed Fan Boy
3.5
Sentiment and old fashioned American values sit oddly in a film that refuses to take anything (including itself) very seriously. The Tyee
2.5
But despite a few hilarious bits of sketch comedy, Semi Pro succumbs to the sports comedy formula its sending up. Ma Cleans
4.0
Despite a talented and touchingly committed cast, this is a challenge Semi Pro only sometimes meets. Ar Kansas Online
0.0
accomplishes a rare feat even for the truly terrible movies in that it doesnt manage a consistent level of mediocrity but surpasses it seemingly with .. Gazette



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