
Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he's played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence "Coffee" Brown dreams of stardom: he's the Tropics' best player, but he's a hotdog who doesn't ... (Full plot summary below)
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Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he's played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence "Coffee" Brown dreams of stardom: he's the Tropics' best player, but he's a hotdog who doesn't value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won't include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint?
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThe film is not up to par with some of Ferrell's previous efforts, but there are many very funny moments and scenes here. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellYou can't help but marvel, and laugh at, Ferrell's indefatigable enthusiasm and willingness to make a complete ass of himself. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinWill Ferrell fans probably couldn't care less that Semi-Pro fails to take full advantage of an extraordinarily rich premise. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomWhat is most extraordinary about Semi-Pro is that someone actually provided money to produce it. The funding probably came from someone who did not - or could not - read the script. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversCritics will score Semi-Pro on its missed shots. My guess is that audiences will do what they always do with Ferrell: remember when he killed them laughing. |
| E! OnlineGlenn GaslinAdd it all up, and this movie's nothing more or less than that huge fake-lookin' 'fro on Will Ferrell's head: untidy, familiar and kinda fun. |
| Sean the Movie GuySean McBridethe sports section simply isn't very stirring, and without a supporting cast dedicated to the humor, the film isn't consistently funny either. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasSemi-Pro joins Anchorman and Elf as one of Ferrell's funnier efforts. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerFor the first time ever, Will Ferrell's performance failed to make me laugh even once. |
| PremiereChris WillardUltimately, 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. |