love the stupidity of Ferrell

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2015)

It's 1976. Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) is a bombastic incompetent owner and player of the Flint Tropics, a last place ABA team. Clarence Withers (AndrÃ© Benjamin) is their best player who hogs the ball. The NBA is merging with ABA taking only 4 teams. Moon proposes the 4 teams should have the best records. He trades away the team's washing machine for aging point guard Ed Monix (Woody Harrelson). He's looking to get back with his old girlfriend Lynn. The team also needs 2000 fans every home game to qualify for the merger.
The reason I like this movie is that I like these characters and Ferrell is a hilarious idiot. He's ridiculous and stupid. That's why it's funny. His stupidity keeps rolling and he gets a few really big laughs. One has to be willing to enjoy the idiocy. It's not quite all the way to being a spoof which probably cause some confusion to some. I think it's interesting to have a mix so that Ferrell's comedy doesn't wear out.