Never quite reaches its maximum potential in spoofing an era and attitude long gone from professional sports.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 22, 2020

"Pro" proves to be more miss than hit, with some spotty comedic moments and a story that is really nothing more than spare parts of much better films in the same genre.

| Original Score: C | Oct 29, 2019

Semi-Pro is, to put it charitably, semi-good. And I'm sure it will make a load of money.

| Nov 30, 2017

Semi-Pro has a lot of problems, not the least of which is that it is simply bone lazy in terms of plot development, story and pretty much everything else.

| Aug 22, 2017

Semi-Pro will likely leave its star with a sore throat and bruised pride but a bulging wallet nonetheless: it's possibly the first movie ever to be less funny than the products it advertises.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 14, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Semi-Pro isn't the most well-designed of comedies, it's far too disjointed without enough thought given to making it work as a whole, but there are enough genuinely funny moments, especially from upstart Daly, to make it worth a look.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 30, 2011

Root-canal territory all the way

| Aug 27, 2009

No amount or combination of shame, absurdity and unflattering outfits seem to dint Ferrell's fierce commitment to character.

Full Review | Oct 18, 2008

It isn't a good enough sports movie to please sports fans and it's not an outright funny enough movie to please Ferrell's fans.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 18, 2008

In the end it's too simply all too familiar.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 18, 2008

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 18, 2008

| Original Score: B- | Oct 18, 2008

Semi-Pro offers nothing new.

| Oct 18, 2008

You end up with a movie that is way too simple-minded for adults on an ABA nostalgia trip, and way too dirty for kids.

| Original Score: C | Oct 18, 2008

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 18, 2008

A lot of it is funny, but the problem is that it doesn't amount to much.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 18, 2008

Unfortunately, the outrageousness lessens in the second half of the film, becoming your straight forward underdog movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 1, 2008

Coming from someone that didn't like Ferrell's last few comedies, I can say that this is an improvement.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 22, 2008

Qualifies as a sort of cinematic comfort food: it's the mac and cheese of the cineplex.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 1, 2008