At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) is a singer who had one hit with a crude disco song that made enough money for him to purchase a Basketball team in Michigan. Moon is the coach, player, owner, announcer in this struggling team in the ABA. He is reducing to pulling stunts to attract the crowds and his only hope that a merger of the ABA with the NBA will save him.The film has a nice 1970s setting and the merger of the ABA and NBA is based on fact. However the film flops as a comedy as the laughs are few and far between. In fact I only found the bear wrestling scene with Kristen Wiig raised a laugh with me. Even the announcer scenes were largely predictable.Like other Ferrell comedies the premise of the movie is absurd, the characters in the film are not well drawn and its main failing is that there was no comedy in the script.

I enjoy most of Will Ferrell's movies, so I had pretty high expectations, but unfortunately it was disappointing just like Blades of Glory. The jokes were awful. I find Will Ferrell funny most of the time, but this time it's like someone sucked the funny out of him. I was 11 when I saw this, so I didn't know who Woody Harrelson was, but even he couldn't save this film. I'm glad he redeemed himself in Zombieland. I didn't even watch the whole thing. I stopped watched after Woody Harrelson punched Will Ferrell in the stomach and threw up. Blades of Glory is an overrated film IMO, but even that had a couple of funny parts. This had no funny parts. It also had too much swearing. I never minded swearing in movies, but it was just there for the sake of a R rating. Adding swear words in the script does not make it funny. This review seems to be getting long, so I will just say that this is not just the worst Will Ferrell movie I've seen, but it's also the worst movie I've seen.

This movie is a pretty good venture for Will Ferrell and his cast of well- known actors playing somewhat comedic roles. The main element of comedy in the movie is the stupidity of Ferrell's character, Jackie Moon, an independent basketball team owner/coach and former music one-hit-wonder with his song "Love Me Sexy." His sports-themed movies are pretty much all the same, and this being the fourth sports movie he's done, it didn't really add anything to what has been done in his past movies. I think the funniest part in the movie was when he thought it would be a good idea for his team to wear eye shadow to freak out the other team and the craziness that ensues. For the most part, I liked the movie, but if it were in my DVD collection, I'd probably overlook it most of the time. The concepts are funny on their own, but Ferrell ends up playing a very needy, confused individual that gets annoying after awhile.

Kent Alterman's "Semi-Pro," is a semi-true historical account of the Flint Tropics, from Flint, Michigan. The movie is actually quite funny. I watched it with my friend and his younger brother. I laughed, and so did they. And considering I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, "Semi-Pro" is much funnier than I thought it would be.Set in 1976, Ferrell is Jackie Moon, a flamboyant singer/songwriter whose hit song was enough of a success for him to become owner of the Flint Tropics and also become its star player. He's a motivational leader, if nothing else. Fan attendance has been on the decline for some time now, and the Tropics have yet to win a game.Things get worse for Jackie Moon when his corporate sponsors announce a merger with the NBA, which threatens the future of his Semi-Pro team. However, he manages to strike a deal that if his team finishes the end of the season within the top-four, the Tropics won't be disbanded and his players won't be forced to go back to meaningless, boring jobs in their ramshackle hometown. The team gets a leg-up when washed-up pro Ed Modix (Woody Harrelson) is traded to the team and eventually becomes the head coach."Semi-Pro" is a funny movie, considering the talents of leading funny-man Will Ferrell. He manages to keep this project afloat, despite my initial doubts about his acting talents, but he works, giving his scenes with enough leadership and witty one-liners to be a truly leading funny-man. Another surprise was Andre Benjamin as Clarence, the team hot-shot. Most surprising about his performance was that rather than him being a ball-hog, instead he's a human being who is capable of recognizing his own faults and actually being a team player."Semi-Pro" proved to be a solidly entertaining sports comedy, despite the fact I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell. I liked this movie. I think that because I saw the film in its unrated format, I got to see in all its comedic vulgarity. I guess that with the proper material, Ferrell is capable of being a lead performer and funny-man; he proved it with "Stranger Than Fiction." Ultimately, though, I think "Semi-Pro" will be relegated to the usual comedic fodder that's coming out of Hollywood these days.7/10