... The only way to achieve his aim is to get himself onto The Oprah Winfrey show and the perfect chance has just presented itself. Pitka heads to Toronto to help their star player Darren Roanoke to rediscover his star potential and win back his wife Prudence from one of the opposing NFL teams ... Read review
A hilarious comedy starring Mike Myers as guru Pitka in his first original character since ... more
the blockbuster hit Austin Powers. Myers plays an American raised in India by gurus (Tugginmypudha & Satchabigknoba) and returns to the U.S. in order to brea...
A hilarious comedy starring Mike Myers as guru Pitka in his first original character since ... more
the blockbuster hit Austin Powers. Myers plays an American raised in India by gurus (Tugginmypudha & Satchabigknoba) and returns to the U.S. in order to break into the self-help business. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player (Romany Malco), whose wife left him for a rival athlete Jacques Grande (Justin Timberlake). Mini Me is back from Austin Powers and plays the hockey coach for more classic comedic moments that will have audiences laughing from opening to closing credits.
Comedy - Director: Tony Dow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: John Challis, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: A decent comedy movie that does what it should Disadvantages: Nothing new or inovitave, a little slow in places
...American national Maurice returned to the states as Guru Pitka (Mike Myers). Now he wants to get one up on his rival and the number 1 Guru in the States Guru Deepak Chopra. The only way to achieve his aim is to get himself onto The Oprah Winfrey show and the perfect chance has just presented itself. Pitka heads to Toronto to help their star player Darren Roanoke to rediscover his star potential and win back his wife Prudence from one of the opposing ... ...comedy films I'd already seen the funniest bits. I decided however to give it a try in the hope that I'd be proved wrong and thankfully I was. The film isn't the funniest I've seen recently by a long way but it does have its incredibly funny moments and thankfully these weren't spoiled in the advert. There are some similarities with previous Myers movies like Austin Powers this isn't as good as those films, but it does stand its ground as a reasonable ... more
Having been raised in India by a group of Monks, American national Maurice returned to the states as Guru Pitka (Mike Myers). Now he wants to get one up on his rival and the number 1 Guru in the States Guru Deepak Chopra. The only way to achieve his aim is to get himself onto The Oprah Winfrey show and the perfect chance has just presented itself. Pitka heads to Toronto to help their star player Darren Roanoke to rediscover his star potential and win back his wife Prudence from one of the opposing NFL teams goal tenders.
When I first saw this film advertised a few months ago I had a feeling that like a lot of comedy films I'd already seen the funniest bits. I decided however to give it a try in the hope that I'd be proved wrong and thankfully I was. The film isn't the funniest I've seen recently by a long way but it does have its incredibly funny moments and thankfully these weren't spoiled in the advert. There are some similarities with previous Myers movies like Austin Powers this isn't as good as those films, but it does stand its ground as a reasonable comedy movie.
The films direction sees Marco Schnabel take the directors seat for the first time. He does a reasonable job and it's certainly not a bad way to announce yourself as a feature film director. He doesn't try to do anything too difficult and that is certainly an advantage when it comes o this type of film. He takes the script, penned by Mike Myers and Graham Gordy and lets the script do they majority of the work. Yes there are some clever effects and some very simple yet effective ones, such as the smoke bomb disappearance but he's done them well.
He's worked particularly well with the script he was given and with Myers taking a hand in writing its fair to say he couldn't go far wrong. That's not to say that the film isn't without its faults. It does make use of some rather obvious comedy and there are short parts of the film that seem to drag a little. This isn't a particularly positive aspect as the movie only runs for 87 minutes and with certain parts seeming a little too slow it seems like it has been padded out in parts.
Perhaps the cast is the films main winner. Of course having had a hand in the writing it was fairly obvious that Myers would be taking on the lead role. There are some real parallels between his performance in this movie and past performances in the likes of Austin Powers and Wayne's World. The performance isn't anywhere near as fluent as those two roles but he does do his usual sterling job of fronting up the movie. He has tremendous chemistry with the other lead Jessica Alba who plays the Chairwoman of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
There are also decent performances from Verne Troyer who links back up with Myers following his role in the Austin Powers movies. He seems to put in a very aggressive but amusing performance as the teams manager and the scenes between him and Myers are particularly funny. The rest of the cast put in a decent performance with Romany Malco looking assured and grounded in the role of Roanoke. There is one actor though who deserves a mention for his performance in this movie and that is Justin Timberlake. He seems to be picking up more and more acting roles and his ability seems quite clear within his role as Jacques Grande, the man Roanoke's wife is now seeing.
Overall this was a much better film than I had been expecting. So often with these types of Comedy movies the best bits are given away in the adverts but thankfully, perhaps because they were so disgusting, the best parts of the film were still a surprise when it came to watching the film. It's a decent movie to watch with your significant other if you fancy a night in with an easy going comedy film. There isn't anything taxing in this movie and it's fair to say there is no real new comical moments but it does what it's meant to do and that's the main thing.
Advantages: Some funny scenes Disadvantages: Most scenes are not and too many jokes
I recently went to see the latest Mike Myers film 'The Love Guru'. I was looking forward to being able to enjoy a light hearted film that would entertain me with a few laughs but sadly I was a little disappointed.
The Love Guru was written by Mike Myers and Graham Cordy and directed by Marco Schnabel
The plot - Mike Myers plays a Guru Pitka who grew up in India and now has returned to America to help people who need it in the love department. After ... ...Grande, it is decided by the team's owner, Jane Bullard, who is played by Jessica Alba that the Love Guru Pitka must be brought in to help him. However, Guru Pitka also sees this as a brilliant opportunity to outdo his rival Guru Deepak Chopra and land himself a slot on the Oprah Winfrey show.
Will Guru Pitka be able to save Darren and get the team back on form?
Cast - Well the main character in this film is Mike Myers who plays Guru Pitka. Don't ...
peteandcesca 27.08.2008
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Advantages: At times very funny Disadvantages: Often the story-line is thrown out of the window
...has been incredibly popular over the past five years other than voice overs Mike Myers has been away from physical acting since the Cat In The Hat. His much anticipated movie The Love Guru is just around the corner, while in the US the movie was slated quite drastically, will it fare any better when it arrives on UK shores?
Although he was born in America, Pika as a child was left with Guru's to learn about life. As an adult he has become somewhat ... ...(Myers) has fans across the world who will travel from any distance to spend some time with the wisest man on the earth. One such woman is Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba) a woman who has travelled from the US with intentions to get a couple back together in order to save a legendary hockey players career (Romany Malco) Darren Ranoake.
Personally I believe that the Love Guru will fare better in the UK, its a much more honed sense of humour that the British ...
sghawken 09.07.2008
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Advantages: Er....er......um......er.......nope Disadvantages: The film
...was my second disappointment of the day, I'm afraid. The other day, I watched Eastern Promises, and loved it. Then came The Day The Earth Stood Still, and I thought it was pants. So, after some violent crime drama and a bit of crappy sci-fi, I thought i'd try some light-hearted comedy.
However, this is nothing more than a poor man's attempt at some of the frat pack films, such as Pineapple Express, Superbad, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, etc. ... ...men. A Mike Myers film, The Love Guru takes the humour from Austin Powers and attempts to make a funny romcom with a bit of stupidity. It fails. It doesn't have charm and pinache of AP, nor does it have the screwy comedy that made it original.
In fact, the plot is even a bit rubbish. Ice hockey star Darren Roanoake (Romany Malco) is going through a bad spot. He has lost his woman to on ice rival Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande (Justin Timberlake), and needs ...
pmcds 24.09.2009
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...reviews that I heard about The Love Guru. But I have to say that this film was really not for me, I practically hated it from start to end. I do know that many viewers did appreciate this film, but it was really not up to my expectations. The movie was classified as “romantic comedy” in some websites but there was really not a single dose of my definition of romance in The Love Guru. In addition, I personally found the jokes really weak and sometimes ... ...enhance my appreciation of the movie. PLOT:
The young Guru Pitka is an American Guru who has lived in India for nearly all of his life. He is quite popular for his conferences and famous inspiring talks on lifestyle habits. Thanks to his increasing popularity, the Guru Pitka literally lives in the lap of wealth and has servants who are ready to fulfill his every wish at the snap of a finger. When he is called to the States in order to inspire a ...
diamond_sparkles 14.09.2009
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Advantages: Kids MIGHT like it Disadvantages: Unfunny , cheesy , Poor Acting , Waste Of Money
...I planned to go to the cinema on the following Wednesday to see the new film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. I was quite looking forward to the event. However I was disappointed when I read the showing times of the film , on the Cineworld website the day before. It stated that the last showing of the film was 4:40 although I was working until 5pm and it takes at least an hours drive to get to my local cineworld. Because I was looking forward ... ...I didn't want to cancel the event , and therefore decided to go and see the Love Guru instead , although I wasn't sure what to expect.
The Love Guru is about Pikita. Pikita is an American who grew up in India. He is now a guru. His challenge throughout the film is to get a famous American hockey player back with his wife , because since their split , his team have been losing their games ever since.
The Love Guru stars Jessica Alba , Mike Myers ...
xdonzx 15.08.2008
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Contains frequent moderate sex references and moderate language
Video Category
Feature Film
Country Of Origin
United States of America
Plot
Love, hockey, and Indian spirituality come together in this film that marks Mike Myers's return to live-action comedy. THE LOVE GURU co-stars Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, and Ben Kingsley.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, PARAMOUNT
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
Special Features
Deleted and extended scenes, Featurettes, Outtakes
Professional reviews
Review
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 (Film Threat, 18/11/2008)
THE LOVE GURU is a cheerful, silly, crass, and entertaining new comedy... It has some very groanworthy schoolboy gags - and plenty of really good ones as well. Myers' shtick isn't for everyone, but I laughed (The Guardian, 18/11/2008)
Myers' Pitka is the stealthiest of holy rollers: he makes you roar just when you think he's going to hell in a hand basket (Toronto Star, 18/11/2008)
DVD Description
Mike Myers spoofs the self-help industry with the creation of Guru Pitka, his first original character since Austin Powers. Orphaned at a young age, Maurice (Myers) studies with Guru Tugginmypuddha (Ben Kingsley) at an ashram in India where his classmate is a young Deepak Chopra. Pitka becomes a world-renowned guru in his own right, but despite his best efforts, he repeatedly comes in second to Chopra in the guru rankings. But his manager has a plan: the only difference between Pitka and Chopra is that the latter has appeared on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW. Pitka's key to an Oprah show appearance is Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco), star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. Estranged from his wife, Prudence (Meagan Good), who has started dating French-Canadian Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande (Justin Timberlake), Roanoke's game has suffered terribly, putting his team's bid for the playoffs and the Stanley Cup in jeopardy. If Pitka can reunite the estranged couple in time for Roanoke to help win the Stanley Cup, he'll get more than just a big paycheque; he'll finally be on Oprah. Myers created Guru Pitka after embarking on his own spiritual search following the death of his father. He counts Chopra, who appears briefly in the film, as a personal friend. Jessica Alba stars as the owner of the Maple Leafs, and Verne Troyer is their coach. Playing sportscasters, Stephen Colbert and Jim Gaffigan share some of the film's funniest moments, while Timberlake holds his own on the comic front. Watch for brief appearances from Jessica Simpson, Val Kilmer, Mariska Hargitay (whose name Pitka assumes as his greeting), Kanye West, and even Myers himself. Parents should be forewarned: THE LOVE GURU is filled with double entendres, sexual innuendo, plenty of midget jokes, and gross-out humour.
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