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 enlarge | Director: Kent Alterman
Actors: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Andrew Daly
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.98
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 10932
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDN38648D
UPC: 794043121173
EAN: 0794043121173
ASIN: B0016MOV9M
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 65
 not good September 8, 2008
ginsu (tv land)
THis one looked like a skipper. But some one I trusted, told me it was better than Blades. HA! liar.
THis movie is *NOT* a comedy. its a sports movie witha bunch of comedy thrown in. WIll Ferrels character seems like a side character that was maybe a small comedy relief part that was expanded or an add on role he created - he has nothing to with basketball and the central plot about basketball.
Woody haroldson can be funny. but hes a straight boring a hole in this movie. Andre 3000 is known for his funky afronaught music personna - but unlike George CLinton - he's always been a sourpuss. he just adds sourness to this film.
this film has moments but its not good.
Will Ferrell Throws an Air Ball with Semi-Pro August 15, 2008
The Captain (Bridgewater, MA)
Perhaps it is becoming more and more evident that Will Ferrell is far better cast as a cameo appearance actor. Though he tends to be quit humorous in roles where he is not the lead actor, it is when the weight of the success of the film is in Ferrell's shoulders that he seems to falter time and time again. One really not need look any further than Taladega Nights to realize this but if that is not enough proof to support the hypothesis for you, then check out Semi-Pro.
Directed by Kent Alterman and written by Scot Armstrong, Semi-Pro is a rather lackluster comedy film that nails stupidity quite well but falls short in providing any real comedy throughout the entire film. There are merely a glimmer of comedy spread here and there throughout the film but the movie really seems to be a lot of tired old Will Ferrell jokes and humor.
Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) is the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's team the Flint Michigan Tropics. Moon, a sultry R&B artist known best for his song "Love Me Sexy" is equally as good at being an owner, a coach and a player on a professional ABA team, and that does not say much. His basketball prowess focuses on catch and pass time and time again and his coaching and ownership stake is more focused on coming up with witty pre-game introductions than it is on running a basketball program.
Andre Benjamin (of Outkast fame) plays the part of Clarence, perhaps one of the finest players on the Tropics squad. However, his skills being so far above some of the others on the Tropics also makes him the constant prized possession of so many other basketball teams. Though Clarence does change his name in the film to Coffee Black, there is nothing really all that strong about the peformance that Benjamin puts into the film.
The diamond in the rough for this film is the character of Ed Monix played by Woody Harrelson. Harrelson plays the part of a washed up former NBA player whose stints included spending significant time for several clubs on the court, but mostly on the bench. If it were not for Harrelson's performance in this film the entire movie would have needed to have been scrapped.
When the ABA decides that they are going to downsize and fold the remaining teams into the NBA, the owners need to come up with some sort of way to determine which teams will be on the chopping block and which will make it to the big time. The ultimate decision that was rendered now leaves the Flint Michigan Tropics fighting for a chance to make it into the big scene.
Moon decides that since his playing is certainly not going to launch him into the NBA that perhaps he can reinvigorate the fan base in Flint by a series of stupid entertainment promotions. Not only are Moon's ideas quite cheesy, but the fact that the viewer is subjected to have to sit there and watch his ideas come to life on screen is just as cheesy on the part of the writer and director.
Though when Will Ferrell is involved you are not expecting the most cinematographic piece of excellence, Semi-Pro does not even deserve to be called a minor league film. Just as the Flint Michigan Tropics were never going to make it in the basketball world, this film is never going to be thought of as being anything close to quality and in fact is not even really worth watching at all.
Almost as bad as the Boston Celtics were the year before their NBA Championship season this year, Semi-Pro is nothing more than a bunch of air balls and bricks and Semi-Pro ends up the loser.
 AWFUL!!! August 5, 2008
M. Park (Manassas Park, VA United States)
Absolute WASTE of $$. Hubby bought it thinking it would be a good laugh. Nothing but a RAUNCHY movie. So thankful I chose to fall asleep 20 minutes into the movie. From what my husband said all I missed were countless "f"-bombs and every other word that I would have no interest in listening to for an hour and a half. Don't waste your money. Wish Will Farrell would go back to the comedy of "Elf".
 Why the low ratings?!?!!?? July 25, 2008
R. Regis (Mokena, IL USA)
I love Will Ferrell. Ferrell and Apatow are 2 people out there redefining comedy and making sure it doesnt suck in this day in age. Ferrell usually plays the same roles in all of his movies. A Guy with an inflated ego, and usually has a nude scene. However, this is not the case although it seems like it. This movie is pretty hilarious, and the story aint bad either. YES it is rated R, but thats only in the scenes where he lashes out at the ref, which are hysterical. 3 of the scenes in this movie are classic.
SPOILER ALERT:
#1 The Rob Cordorry masturbation scene
#2 The Jive Turkey Scene (Will Arnett is hilarious)
#3 The Arguments with the refs,
Oh and also when Woody Harrelsons character is traded for a washing machine cracks me up. I liked this movie and I think you will too, go buy semi-pro
Disappointing... July 24, 2008
Todd J. Kelly
I had high hopes and was let down. It has its moments. Hopefully Will Ferrell will redeem himself in Step Brother...
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