As i mentioned in my Talladega Nights review, Will ferrell has found his style, a arrogant character who was successful but has since lost his fame or skills and has to work his way back up (anchorman, Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory). I love Anchorman, one of my favourites of 2004. Talladega Nights i liked on first watch but lost its appeal on rewatches, then i really really liked Blades of Glory. However i think Will Ferrells style has finally worn off with me.
Watching Semi-Pro, i couldn't help but think that it was a shame that Dewey Cox didn't get more attention. One of the main issues with Semi-pro is that the story isn't solid, its a basic sport/comedy movie storyline, a team working towards one event. It's just slightly dull and formulaic. Usually even if i notice some cliches and basic narrative elements found in Will Ferell movies his comedic style pulls it through and makes it worth wathing, sadly this is too dull and he can't help it and comes off samey.
There were some funny moments but they came in set pieces rather than consistantly funny scenes. I'd rather have a film that has lots of funny jokes, than one or 2 REALLY funny jokes with the rest below par, which is basically what semi-pro is. My favourite scenes in terms of comedy were the puking scene, the gun scene and parts of the bear scene. Solid laughs there for sure. I also liked Woody Harrelson in this film, his character was prettygood and provided the romantic storyline.
All in all, it might be just be the fact that there has been so many of these types of movies (will ferrel basic comedy movies) that it was just unlucky in terms of order. However i'm pretty sure even if it was his first movie, it would seem dull.
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