Semi Pro

It’s Barney coming right back at ya. It’s been awhile. I had a few things planned for this weekend and then my laptop’s power cord decided to get cut, Chad’s dad style. It was definitely bleeeeeding. I realized it wasn’t working when I was at 30% power, so I wasn’t cranking out an episode in that little amount of time (I know you think I write this with little to no review, but its hard work. I’m just not very good with the written word. Or the spoken word for that matter. Yet I digress). So instead of two episodes this weekend and a third today (I know you were titillated with anticipation), you unlucky SOB is just getting the third one. My review of Semi-Pro.
All three of my faithful readers might have noticed a reference to Will Ferrell every once in awhile (like every other episode). So when I saw a few months ago that he was making a movie about the ABA, I was excited. Even though it got mixed reviews, I was not deterred.

My review is basically this: it’s like every other Will Ferrell movie. Except there’s basketball involved. So I’m going to enjoy this no matter what. If I had to rank them amongst his movies, I’d say it was the worst (I didn’t see Blades of Glory though. Something about men figure skating make me uncomfortable), but it’s not bad by any stretch. It’s just that you’re comparing it to Old School, Anchorman and Ricky Bobby, three of the funniest movies ever made. So it’s basically a good way to lose yourself for an hour and a half (or in my case, an hour and a half more that you’re sober during the day).

Will did his thing. In my opinion, it was lacking anyone else to bring the funny. There was no Vince Vaughn, Steve Carrell or John C. Reilly to take some of the pressure of him. Some of the best moments of those movies were not him. Woody Harrelson was funnier in White Men Can’t Jump. Andre 3000 brought nothing. Anyway, it’s not a classic, but it’s definitely worth checking out if you’re a Ferrell fan. There are a few good quotes you’ll be able to work into your every day conversations that will make people look at you funny. Just with Semi-Pro quotes, it’ll be more than usual. (Sorry, that review was not thorough at all. This is one of those mail-in episodes. I’ll make it up to you, I promise all three readers).