The Love Guru
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24 out of 100

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3.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jessica Alba, Mike Myers, Romany Malco
  • Summary: In the comedy The Love Guru, Pitka is an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle a rift between Toronto Maple Leafs star hockey player Darren Roanoke and his estranged wife. After the split, Roanoke’s wife starts dating L.A. Kings star Jacques Grande out of revenge, sending her husband into a major professional skid – to the horror of the teams’ owner Jane Bullard and Coach Cherkov. Pitka must return the couple to marital nirvana and get Roanoke back on his game so the team can break the 40-year-old “Bullard Curse” and win the Stanley Cup. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 33
  3. Negative: 21 out of 33
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    75
    What links all these characters is Myers's gift for antic, elfin burlesque. He's like a second-best Peter Sellers.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stina Chyn
    60
    To be sure, The Love Guru is incredibly funny. Side-splitting laughter only stops when the movie does, so don't expect it to linger all the way to the parking lot.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    The Love Guru”does not bring out Myer's best, and aside from a deft early Bollywood parody, there’s nothing visually to help the fun along.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    33
    Myers is trying for another of his endearingly hormonal imp-egomaniacs, but hidden behind a wavy beard, a wax-curled mustache, and an astoundingly ugly squashed fake nose, he's a little too grotesque.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 21 out of 37
  1. HarryN
    10
    First time I laughed at a movie in a loooooooong time. Then again, what else funny has come out... MEET THE SPARTANS, I think not!
  2. Zilcell
    8
    Its far from having the best storytelling but the laughs are to be admired.
  3. Tranquilbez22
    5
    I didn't mind this movie, it was funny once and then a half decent watch the other few times. If you're expecting humour from Austin Powers series, it's there but it sometimes falls flat. The fact that celebrities like Sir Ben Kingsly, Justin timberlake, Stephen Colbert and Kanye West agreed to this was astounding. Verne Troyer plays a pretty good performance while Jessica alba's acting is boring as all hell. Typically, It's Mike Myers Character, Guru Pitka who gets most of the laughs. If this ever airs on TV then you should watch it or at least rent it. it'll probably sit on your DVD shelf and be forgotten about.… Expand
  4. JayH.
    3
    Insultingly stupid, embarrassingly bad jokes sometimes. The occasional guest star appearances is amusing, but the movie is just dreadful and badly written.… Collapse

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