Python Hyena Semi-Pro (2008): Dir: Kent Alterman / Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett: Hilarious sports comedy starring Will Ferrell as promoter Jackie Moon who's basketball team sucks. Washed up player Ed Monix shows up to help them. As with Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Semi-Pro counters formula by creating interesting characters. The results are very funny with director Kent Alterman doing a terrific job with the pop culture references. This is Alterman's first film as director and he is backed by fine comic performances. Ferrell plays a show boat who desperately wishes to regain the spotlight he once had. He will stoop to wrestling a bear to gain an audience. Woody Harrelson is well cast as Monix who isn't satisfied with his past but will assist Ferrell and his team as if to correct his problem by solving another. Andre Benjamin portrays the one player worth his salt but he is sought after by another major team. Maura Tierney plays Monix's ex-girlfriend whose husband enjoys being a cuckold. Will Arnett steals scenes as an alcoholic colour commentator. The one big flaw is that the outcome is predictable. We know that Ferrell will score, Harrelson will mend, Benjamin will return, Arnett will drink while calling the event, and Tierney will be the cheating married woman. Rewarding comedy that scores big on it's 70's sports references. Score: 9 / 10

bowmanblue I always find that Will Ferrell's films can be a little hit and miss. He's either funny, or he tries a little too hard to be funny. Luckily, in the case of 'Semi-Pro,' he's the former. The film is clearly his vehicle, so whether it works or not is largely down to him. Here he plays Jackie Moon – the owner, coach and player of a low league basketball team who are about to get disbanded, unless they can scrape fourth place in the league.For a start, you don't have to know or like basketball. I know nothing about it, but I enjoyed the film anyway. Yes, Ferrell is a little over the top here and there, but his performance never really borders on 'annoying.' It's not a long film, only an hour and a half, and most of it is packed with gags (all pretty adult in nature) and the majority of those work.There are minor plot lines, but they're all secondary to Ferrell. Most other characters are only there to tee up Ferrell for him to deliver the punch line. Woody Harrelson is about the second most important character and he has a little more screen time. He's totally functional too, but Semi-Pro is still Ferrell's baby.Basically, Semi-Pro won't win any awards. It's daft, loud and dumb, but ultimately very watchable if you're in the mood for a film like that.Just beware of escaped bears!

John Harrison Sports entertainment has never been so funny. Semi-Pro written by Scott Armstrong has the same satire comedy that you would expect from any other lead-based acting that Will Ferrell takes place in. Jackie Moon (played by Will Ferrell) is responsible for bringing his struggling franchise back up to relevance both competitively on the court and financially off of it. Joined by fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Andre Benjamin, Jackie Moon starts to incorporate wild and unseen promotions to encourage more fans to visit their games, all awhile the team starts to move up in the standings. Based in the 70's, this is one of the funniest sports comedies that I've ever seen. I would recommend for any sports fan or Will Ferrell fan to see this film.

bourkey111-276-926061 I wasn't to keen on watching it in the first place because it looked dumb and the movie was exactly what i thought it was going to be and a whole lot worse. Its another Will Ferrell fail (thank God he was in Stepbrothers otherwise all his movies would be fails)The story of Semi-Pro is Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) and his basketball team the tropics trying to get into the NBA. Moon being the owner, coach and player takes it apon himself to lift the team into the NBA by doing outrageously silly stunts like wrestling a bear and media conferences to attract people to their home games. The team is lifted with gun player Clarence 'Coffee' Black (Andre Benjamin) and adopted coach/player Monix (Woody Harrelson)as they get really close to getting into the NBA but miss out thanks to Jackie.The movie never hits a high note as its funny bits are so stupid you don't even laugh at how stupid it is. Unless your a massive Will Ferrell fan don't watch it, even if you are still don't its the WORST movie i hav ever seen and the only movie I've walked out on.