Question: is semi pro based on a true story

Answer: No, Semi-Pro received negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 21% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 157 reviews, although the movie also received a rating of 4.5/10 from the same site. The site's critical consensus reads, ``Semi-Pro is an intermittently funny, half-hearted attempt at sports satire, and one of Will Ferrell's weaker cinematic efforts.'' Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 47 out of 100, based on 29 reviews. Matt Zoeller Seitz of New York Times said, ``Semi-Pro finds the sweet spot between sports melodrama and parody, and hammers it for 90 diverting minutes.''