I don't really like the bits (the bear, the wife, etc.). I like a lot of the cast, and enough jokes land for me that I don't dislike this movie anymore. I would give it an extra half star if Tim Meadows got to play in the Megabowl.
Semi-Pro
Putting the funk into the dunk.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
2/28/2008Runtime
91 minsGenres
Overview
Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the worst team in the league. In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the NBA plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. If the Tropics want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning.
How It Feels
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A gloriously absurd comedy about a one-man basketball carnival willing to humiliate himself spectacularly in pursuit of an impossible dream. It's pure comedic anarchy wrapped around genuine underdog warmth.
Mood
PlayfulExhilaratingJoyfulAbsurd
Themes
AmbitionRedemptionFriendshipArt and creation
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Linear
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