Semi-Pro

Philadelphia Weekly › August 25, 2009

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That said, the storyline doesn't sound like it should be a comedy at all, or at least not one starring Will Ferrell. Set in the funk- and disco-laden '70s, Semi-Pro concern$ Ferrelf's [Jackie Moon], the owner/coach/player of an all-but-talentless ABA team not only about to be terminated by the devouring NBA but also located in a pre-Roger & Me Flint, Mich. If John Sayles ever dreamed of making a sports movie, this would be the setup. Though while Semi-Pro is unmistakably a wacky, ad lib-heavy comedy, a faint but unmistakable trace of despair creeps in.

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Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro

Directed by Kent Alterman

C+

Reviewed by Matt Prigge

Opens Fri., Feb. 29

Despite what seems like much evidence to t...

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