REVIEW: SEMI-PRO

Next up was the newest feature film starring Will Ferrell. This time it was Semi-Pro, a movie that was shot in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium (in the gym of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Training Center), in Detroit and in Flint, MI.

This movie is Ferrell's homage to the wild, afro-picked splendor of the short-lived American Basketball Association that thrived in the seventies before the rise of the NBA. Though the Flint Tropics are a fictional team, the real ABA was every bit as wacky, unhinged, and, yes, entertaining as Semi-Pro itself.

Without giving too much away just yet, it's is an intermittently funny, half-hearted attempt at sports satire, and one of Will Ferrell's weaker cinematic efforts.

Here's the trailer:



HUBBY'S REVIEW

As a sure sign that Armageddon is upon us (or is it that I'm just getting old at the ripe young age of only 29?) this was another Will Ferrell movie that I didn't care for.

What is going on in this world? I feel out of sorts because this is becoming a trend with me. Personally, I feel like things started going downhill after Old School.

Sure, there are some funny moments and a handful of witty one-liners, but I only laughed out loud 2-3 times through this entire film. I expect more from one of Hollywood's best and brightest comedic actors.

Without ruining it for people, one of those "laugh-out-loud" moments for me was when Ferrell's character got into a fight with the referee. Classic! Hilarious!

Stephen Silver from The Trend said it best when he wrote, "Aside from the 'fro and his sport of choice, Jackie Moon is really no different whatsoever from Ricky Bobby, or whatever Ferrell's character's name was in Blades of Glory."

I'll give this one only 2 Ben & Jerry's ice creams out of 5. Will - please make an Old-School caliber film again.