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Semi Pro March 3rd, 2008 - B. Love | Theatre Release | Comments: 21

There’s a perception among both critics and performers alike that the comedy bar has been raised significantly in recent years. From Wedding Crashers and Talladega Nights to Knocked Up and Superbad, from The Office and My Name Is Earl to 30 Rock, film and TV writers and actors seem to be taking more chances, making adult-oriented comedy that doesn’t dumb itself down to cater to the lowest common denominator. And when the game has been elevated, you have to elevate your game if you want to stay on top, and this comedy about a fictional basketball team in the last dying days of the ABA bears a burden of expectation

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