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The Love Guru (Single-Disc Edition)
The Love Guru
Single-Disc Edition
Actors: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Romany Malco, Justin Timberlake, Meagan Good
Genres: Comedy
PG-13     2008     1hr 27min

A hilarious comedy starring Mike Myers as guru Pitka in his first original character since the blockbuster hit Austin Powers. Myers plays an American raised in India by gurus (Tugginmypudha & Satchabigknoba) and returns to...  more »
     
     

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Actors: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Romany Malco, Justin Timberlake, Meagan Good
Genres: Comedy
Sub-Genres: Romantic Comedies
Studio: Paramount
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Dubbed,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 09/16/2008
Original Release Date: 06/20/2008
Theatrical Release Date: 06/20/2008
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 1hr 27min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 18
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
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Member Movie Reviews

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 1/8/2023...
Garbage!
Jorge S. (jorgito2001) from WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
Reviewed on 2/4/2010...
This movie was panned so much upon first release...I can honestly say I LAUGHED my butt off! If you dig Mike Myer's Austin Powers movies, there is NO reason you wouldn't "get" the humor here because its genuinely more of the same!
2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

A Karmic Komedy
Chris Pandolfi | Los Angeles, CA | 06/21/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Forget about Mike Myers for a minute. Let's begin with Ben Kingsley, the Oscar winning actor who actually appears in "The Love Guru"; he plays a cross-eyed spiritual advisor from India, and his name is not a double entendre so much as it's a blatant sexual reference smushed into a single word. The sight of this man is hilarious, and yet I didn't want to laugh because I know that Kingsley has made so many better choices than this film. What possessed him to act in a film this unashamedly juvenile? Did he find the idea of nonstop [...] gags appealing? I might as well be asking myself the same questions, because in all honesty, "The Love Guru" often had me giggling like a six-year-old who heard his first dirty joke. But to call this movie a comedic masterpiece would be an insult to the very concept of comedy.

The plot focuses on Pitka (Myers), an American-born, Indian-raised guru who was taught by Kingsley's character to become an expert in matters of love. How, I'm not entirely sure; he was forced to put on a metal chastity belt at the age of twelve, and there it would stay until he learned how to love himself above all others. Be that as it may, he's now a world-renowned spiritual advisor, guiding hundreds of followers with his bits of wisdom. He even attracts celebrities like Mariska Hargitay, and that's really interesting because her name doubles as his blessing for peace, love, and tranquility. But for all his fame and fortune, Pitka feels empty inside because he's only the second most famous guru. The first, of course, is Deepak Chopra. There is, however, a way for Pitka to increase his popularity: he must heal a troubled relationship between a Hockey player and his wife, who left him for another Hockey player. If Pitka can help them, he will be secured a guest spot on Oprah's show.

This opportunity arises because of Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba), owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs; the team's star player, Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco), broke up with his wife, Prudence (Meagan Good), and as a result, his Hockey skills have been waning. This shouldn't be a problem for Pitka, who's always ready with a slew of sayings hidden within acronyms. Examples: GURU is short for Gee, You Are You, and BIBLE is short for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. He also has published a number of self-help books with such inspiring titles as "If You're Happy and You Know It, Think Again," and "Does it Hurt When You Do That? Don't Do That." He introduces himself to Darren by rolling in on a motorized pillow and telling him that his wife has forgiven him. Low and behold, Darren's practice shots improve dramatically; Pitka then understands that the key to Darren's success is about distraction, not merely about reconciling a feuding couple.

Thus begins a strict regiment of spiritual guidance. Darren's first big obstacle is his wife's new boyfriend, a French-Canadian Hockey player named Jacque Grande (Justin Timberlake). His talent is huge, much like his ... well, let's just say that there's a reason this man is so fond of roosters. Darren's second obstacle is his mother (Telma Hopkins), whose loveable face hides an incredibly overbearing personality. If Pitka can convince him to face her, he might be able to overcome years of emotional scarring. This, in turn, will bring him one step closer to patching things up with Prudence.

Intertwined with all of this is the relationship between Pitka and Jane, which steadily grows. Jane feels inadequate because of what she calls the Bullard Curse; the long and short of it is that everyone in the city blames her for the Maple Leafs' losing streak. As a result, men stay as far away from her as possible. I have a feeling the audience won't care about this subplot one bit--all anyone will notice are the film's back-to-back sexual innuendoes related to male genitalia. There are also a fair number of gags featuring the Maple Leafs' coach, an angry, foulmouthed dwarf played by Verne Troyer. You remember Verne Troyer as Mini Me from the "Austin Powers" sequels, don't you? The dwarf jokes in those films wore thin after a while. The same can be said in the case of "The Love Guru." Truth be told, every joke wears thin at a certain point.

But I can't deny the fact that I laughed every now and then. Consider cameo appearances by Stephen Colbert and Jim Gaffigan as sports announcers--they add nothing meaningful to the story, yet their one-liners are so outlandish that I found myself smiling. I'm not exactly proud of myself for that. I know that there are much better comedies out there, ones that don't begin and end with musical numbers and feature two elephants having sex in a Hockey rink. Again, I turn my attention back to Ben Kingsley, who chose to play a cross-eyed Indian despite his accomplished career: Did that same guilty laughter haunt him as he read the script? Was he actually tempted by the idea of telling masturbation jokes to audiences of immature teenagers? Maybe so, because goodness knows I wasn't strong enough to completely resist it. There's absolutely no good reason to see "The Love Guru," even if you think you will find it funny."
2.5--This film seems so out of place in Mike Myers career.
Jenny J.J.I. | That Lives in Carolinas | 09/22/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"I thought this film was alright. Most of the story, at least what there is of one, is obviously from the mind of Myers. He is fantastic at creating strange characters and bringing them to life. The thing here is the titular character is better suited to a recurring skit instead of a full length film. The initial joke wears off long before the closing credits and much of the humor is just a variation of the same theme.

Basically Myers plays Guru Maurice Pitka, the second most famous guru, after Deepak Chopra. When the star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) begins to falter just before the Stanley Cup the owner of the team, Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba) hires Pitka to get his game back. This plot line also demonstrates a love that Myers has for Hockey, a natural for a native born Canadian. The screenplay is full of jokes that push right up to the limits of good taste and boldly goes over that line. Most of the jokes are repetitive and while funny at first soon become increasingly annoying. Okay, the one concerning the name of Mariska Hargitay has a bit more staying power and is accentuated by a cameo by the actress. In fact this movie seems to have an inordinate number of well known guest appearances. Many of the jokes are on the level of grade school humor. One example concerns an Uncle Jack being helped off an elephant. I don't have to be explicit here; if you think back to sixth grade you've heard the joke before. It appears here that Myers was channeling his inner child while writing this script.

Director Schnabel manages to get the most out of a cast that deserves better than this. How they got an actor like Sir Ben Kensley to play a cross eyed mentor is beyond belief but as the consummate actor he is Sir Ben gives it his all. Justin Timberlake also gives a surprisingly good performance here. As a pop music sensation he is wisely going for smaller off beat roles instead of prematurely trying to carry a whole film on his own. Alba is a beautiful young woman and she actually has a great scene of comic timing but here her looks are what is showcased.

Paramount does do a great job of presenting the film to DVD. The audio and video are excellent and there are even a good number of extras. There are 11 deleted scenes if you really need to see things that were not considered good enough to make the final cut. I do have to admit I laughed at the blooper reel. It does seem that the cast had a great deal of fun making the flick. There are three featurettes that detail ever aspect of the production for those that really have to know.

"
Not a Guru, but not entirely trash either!
Gulshan Batra | India | 07/26/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"At the onset, let me agree whole-heartedly, Mike Meyers has done much better work in the past, and this will never be counted as his best.

But, it is not as bad as everyone out there is apt to point out.

Agreed - the humor is mostly bad, it's full of genitalia jokes, and some really "bad taste" sequences (look out for the mop-fight!), but I wouldn't just trash the movie as yet.

Myers plays an Indian Love Guru (anyone said "Peter Sellers in The Party"?) named Guru Pitka, taught by a squint-eyed Ben Kingsley (why? and more importantly, how?) to spread the message of peace and love to the world, but bound by a vow (read "chastity belt"), until such time as he begins to love himself, above all else.

This last part didn't make sense (yes! even more than the other stuff!) to me. But then, we'll come back to this a little later.

He has nightmares about being the second-best Guru in the business, always behind the eponymous Deepak Chopra. To become numero uno, he must prove he is good enough by re-uniting an estranged hockey player with his wife, which would win him an invitation from Oprah, which, in turn, would make him No. 1.

The plot is not funny, and largely, neither is the cast. But I have to admit I couldn't keep from laughing my a** off on more than one ocassion. Myers' speciality is to shock you and force you to break into a laughter, a stunt which the Guru Pitka also pulls many times during the movie, and succeeds quite often in.

The sillyness index is quite high, but if you have time on your hand and have a chance to see this flick, you might actually give it a second thought.

Cameo appearances by Jessica Simpson, Val Kilmer, Mariska Hargitay (Det. Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU), and Deepak Chopra fill the gaps in the movie.

Uh, and yes, about that remark "love yourself, above all else" makes sense when Chopra meets Guru P. and says "You are free", to which the GP replies, "I'm no longer the next Deepak Chopra, I'm the first Guru Pitka".

Peppered by such quips intermittently, and a laugh here-and-there, the movie was enough to make me watch it full and not discard it simply because so many people did.

Not bad, I'd say."