Semi Pro Reviews

The comedy film Semi-Pro, stars Will Ferrell as a fictional basketball coach named Jackie Moon. Jackie must save his team, the fictional Flint Tropics from obsolescence when the American Basketball Association merges with the National Basketball Association in the late 1970s.

The critics were generally negative about the film, leading to Rotten Tomatoes posting a meager 21% freshness rating on its website. As Will Ferrell's fourth sports-oriented comedy, it lacked the spark that made other efforts like Anchorman and Talladega Nights hits.

• "The real problem with Semi-Pro, about a raggedy-ass ABA hoops team dying from dumbass incompetence and fan neglect in 1976, is that it's only semifunny." --Rolling Stone

• "But like many of Mr. Ferrell’s recent films, “Semi-Pro” finds the sweet spot between sports melodrama and parody, and hammers it for 90 diverting minutes." --The New York Times

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  • Semi-Pro received a freshness rating of 21% on Rotten Tomatoes
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  • Semi-Pro received a metascore of 47/100 from critics on Metacritic
• Variety: Semi-Pro Review (February 28, 2008)
  • "'Semi-Pro' scores big laughs with the rowdy play-by-play of hard-luck hoopsters struggling for professional survival. For some auds, Will Ferrell doing a full-court press in a white-guy afro alone will be worth the price of admission."
• The Hollywood Reporter: Semi-Pro Review (February 29, 2008)
  • "'Semi-Pro' is a mess, but it's a likable one.... Ferrell, Harrelson and musician-actor Andre Benjamin, who plays what passes for the Tropics' star, keep the lowbrow comedy friendly and engaging even if actual laughs are few."
• Rolling Stone: Semi-Pro Review (2008)
• The New York Times: A Goofball's Quest: Slam Dunk for Survival (February 29, 2008)