We have a basketball team trying to make it to the NBA in the mid-70’s. Their challenge? Little to no hometown support, bad coaching, and personal demons. Written by Scot Armstrong, who brought us gems such as: The Heartbreak Kid, School for Scoundrels, Starsky & Hutch, Old School, and Road Trip. Really, who can resist Semi-Pro?

Semi-Pro is a great stupid movie. It is a movie you can watch with your friends and are not ashamed to have in your collection. It does not weigh you down with heavy political views or plot. A good stupid movie is easy to enjoy and makes you smile; but does not offer much more than that. It will never make AFI’s top 100, but is a movie we enjoy and may consider a guilty pleasure.

Will Farrell is great to watch. He is magic in television. His career on Saturday Night Live is amazing. He is beautiful in movies. Blades of Glory, Stranger than Fiction, Talladega Nights, Ricky Bobby…the list goes on. Yes, he often gives us the same sort of character in movies, but I think his SNL career proves Farrel’s got some range.

I liked watching Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Andre 3000 of OutKast) in the movie. This move may prove more progressive in his acting career since his debut in 1995. Best of luck Andre.

If you liked Anchorman, Zoolander, Kicking and Screaming, Elf, or The Ladies Man you will enjoy Semi-Pro. Do not watch the movie expecting Citizen Kane. But Semi-Pro is a good movie if you want a laugh and you want to forget about the world for a while. Isn’t that why we go to the movies in the first place?