Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 28 mins
Cast:
- Mike Myers
- Jessica Alba
- Justin Timberlake
- Romany Malco
- Verne Troyer
- Ben Kingsley
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Review - "The Love Guru"
Reviewer: Charise Payne
Rating:
When you look at Mike Myers' body of work (Austin Powers, Shrek, and Wayne's World, just to name a few), one thing is perfectly clear: Mike Myers is the king of silliness. And in The Love Guru, he is no different. Myers gives the audience an hour-and-a-half of pure silliness, fun, and laughs. Sure, he uses sexual innuendo and has a penis obsession, but that is part of his shtick. And after all, that's why we go to a Mike Myers movie: we want to laugh, be entertained, and in the end, forget about our boring job or why we hate our life.
Myers plays Guru Pitka, a self-improvement master who was raised in India, but has recently moved to Los Angeles to become the world's best self-help master. The only problem is that his childhood friend and rival Deepak Chopra is currently the world's best guru. Pitka figures out that if he can get on Oprah like Chopra, he can be the world's best guru and kick Chopra to the curb.
Elsewhere, Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba), the manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has a problem — her star player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) can't play hockey due to his self-doubt. He has lost his girl to the star goalie on the opposing team, Jacques "Le Coq" Grande (Justin Timberlake), who has been given certain gifts that help him become superior in the bedroom. And with the hockey finals and the Stanley Cup on the line, Bullard decides that all Roanoke needs is a self-help guru to help get him back into shape.
So Guru Pitka is brought in to save the day and get Roanoke and his wife (Meagan Good) back together before the finals are over so the Maple Leafs can win the championship. But just as in life, the answer to what ails you isn't so obvious, and Pitka forgets why he is really there: to help someone. His obsession clouds his judgment, and all he can think about is being on Oprah and beating Chopra. Can he forget himself and go to work, or will his fixation get the better of him?
The Love Guru is a delight. The scenes with Stephen Colbert and Jim Gaffigan as sportscasters were well-written and beautifully played. My only issue with the film is with Alba's storyline; she did a fine job with what she was given, but her storyline was weak, and it felt as if it didn't really go anywhere.
But if you love a bit of silliness and fun, this film is for you! You will laugh, be shocked, be confused, and say "oh my!" a million times, but in the end, you will smile, and that is definitely worth your nine bucks.
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