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The Love Guru (2008)

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Reviews Counted:159

Fresh:23

Rotten:136

Average Rating:3.4/10

Consensus: The Love Guru features far too many gross-out gags, and too few earned laughs, ranking as one of Mike Myers' poorest outings.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $32,178,777

Synopsis: Love, hockey, and Indian spirituality come together in this film that marks Mike Myers's return to live-action comedy. THE LOVE GURU costars Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, and Ben Kingsley.

Starring: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco

Starring: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Omid Djalili, Ben Kingsley, Verne Troyer

Director: Marco Schnabel

Director: Marco Schnabel
Screenwriter: Mike Myers, Graham Gordy
Producer: Mike Myers, Michael De Luca
Composer: George S. Clinton
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Puerile and disappointing, what might have been a comical, irreverent look at Eastern guru wisdom a la Mike Myers is a load of balderdash, anchored by an elephantine bag of toilet humour, oversized penises and midget jokes

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
07/21/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile
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The satire of Bollywood musicals is obvious but about the closest thing to humour in what is undoubtedly the worst comedy of the year.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
07/18/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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As the celebrity love guru of Los Angeles, Mike Meyers delivers jokes so poorly that they just clang to the floor like metal weights.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment 1 Comment
07/11/08
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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Puerile and disappointing, what might have been a comical, irreverent look at Eastern guru wisdom a la Mike Myers is a load of balderdash, anchored by an elephantine bag of toilet humour, oversized penises and midget jokes

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
07/07/08
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The Love Guru contains a few clever touches but has trouble hanging together as a coherent comedy, let alone a coherent film.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Authentically repellent

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/26/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

...might just be the most puerile mainstream movie ever made...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
11/06/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/18/08
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pitka's character seems overly based on what's convenient for a given scene.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/18/08
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Screen International

It’s hard to take any of it seriously -- which would be fine if it were funny, but it’s not.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
10/18/08
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

I guess the real audience is 40 year-old men with the mind of an 8 year-old.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
10/18/08
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

Allow me to say this very clearly: this is not a good movie.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
10/18/08
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

It appears Myers did not have someone behind the camera reigning him in. Too bad.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/01/08
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Hollywood.com

Myers has his head in the toilet more than a Florida State University freshman co-ed during homecoming weekend.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
09/14/08
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Like a kid let loose in a toy store, this bad boy horny guru could have used more direction, but he does impress with his driving skills atop a pachyderm, during elephant sex.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
09/12/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

...fairly mindless stuff that may appeal to die-hard Myers fans.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
09/02/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

I am still comfortable believing Myers is a comic genius, but it's no where to be seen here.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
08/27/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

The whole vaguely pitiable enterprise has tiny flickers of brilliance which can’t be denied, but almost can’t be detected, either.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

Most jokes are centred around either genitalia or that Austin Powers-style of wink-nudge faux sexuality, which doesn't work at all with this character.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
08/01/08
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Dismal, laugh-free comedy that's actually painful to sit through, thanks to a badly conceived central character, a lazy script and Myers' incessant mugging.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
08/01/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
 
 
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