Review #620 of 365
Movie Review of Semi-Pro (2008) [R] 90 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $6.50
Where Viewed: Harkins Ciné Capri at Northfield 18, Denver, CO
When Seen: 13 March 2008
Time: 5:20 pm
DVD Release Date: 3 June 2008 (click date to purchase or pre-order)
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Directed by: Kent Alterman (debut)
Written by: Scot Armstrong (The Heartbreak Kid)
Featured Cast (Where You Might Remember Him/Her From):
Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory) • Woody Harrelson (No Country for Old Men) • André Benjamin (Idlewild) • Maura Tierney ("ER") • Andrew Daly ("The Office") • Will Arnett (The Comebacks) • Andy Richter (Blades of Glory) • David Koechner (Blades of Glory) • Rob Corddry (The Heartbreak Kid) • Matt Walsh (School for Scoundrels) • Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children) • DeRay Davis (License to Wed) • Josh Braaten ("Less than Perfect") • Jay Phillips (Holla If I Kill You )
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…the film's not even Semi-good.
Not only is this film a disappointment to Will Ferrell fans, it's likewise for fans of Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin and Maura Tierney. Will the acting isn't as bad as the writing or the story, it's certainly not going to add anything to Ferrell's assertion that comedies cannot get a fair shake from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Will Ferrell had a great year with Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Stranger than Fiction two years ago, and he's been on a downward spiral of sameness and shame ever since neither film received the critical acclaim they richly deserved. If you have nothing better to do on a Tuesday afternoon matinee time, and you've seen all of the Academy Award®-nominated films from last year 5 times apiece, and you don't need to get your oil changed or pick up a bottle of luxury shampoo for your Match.com date, then fine, see Semi-Pro. Unfortunately, the film's not even Semi-good.
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Cast Members
Will Ferrell • Woody Harrelson • André Benjamin
Maura Tierney • Andrew Daly • Will Arnett
Andy Richter • David Koechner • Rob Corddry
Matt Walsh • Jay Phillips • DeRay Davis
Director
Kent Alterman
Writer
Scot Armstrong
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