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The Love Guru (2008)

Director: Marco Schnabel

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From Time Out London

They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Well ‘they’ obviously haven’t seen ‘The Love Guru’, an overgrown dirt-patch of clunking juvenilia from the sick mind of writer/star Mike Myers which sees the once-heralded Canadian funnyman now frantically scrabbling at the piss/shit/snot-flecked depths of the low-brow comedy slop bucket.

Supposedly a bawdy satire about society’s dependence on spiritual gurus who spout quick-fix answers and acronym-heavy mantra, it feels more like Myers has been in a state of cryogenesis since finishing the last ‘Austin Powers’ movie and has chosen to produce an outmoded ’70s-style sex comedy where chastity belt and erection jokes are still considered hard comic currency. Myers’s central performance as the hirsute, heavily spangled Guru Pitka is woefully misjudged, exposing his limited breadth as a comic performer as each lewd, sub-schoolyard gag sinks quicker than a limbless pack mule in an ocean of sludge.

Author: David Jenkins

Time Out London Issue 1980, July 31 - August 6, 2008

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tina said...

Posted on Aug 14 2008 18:28 it was very funny

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Rebecca said...

Posted on Aug 14 2008 15:03 This Film Is Crap Dont Waste Your Money

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Beckie said...

Posted on Aug 14 2008 15:01 This Film Is Absolute Rubbish Save Your Money For A Real Film

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Scott said...

Posted on Aug 14 2008 10:48 S-H-I-T-E.
Complete and utter waste of money.
Plot was ridiculous and the film failed miserably in it's main aim - to make you laugh. It wasn't funny in the slightest.. That sort of comedy has been done to death. Mike Myers is the same in every comedy film he acts in.
Typical American comedy - utter drivel.
Do not waste your money on this like I did.
The only consolation was that it was Orange Wednesday so I only paid half-price. (I still felt I had been robbed)

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CAT said...

Posted on Aug 13 2008 14:01 It is nothing to do with political correctness. if you enjoyed this film ... good on you, Cat. However, ... it really is a crap film. Maybe you are a simpleton who likes films for simpletons ...so don't you come on here and defend the film by accusing others of being PC. Want some cheese?

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Mouse said...

Posted on Aug 13 2008 13:58 Maybe because it isn't a groundbreaking film that all the critics are automatically saying it is crap. I saw it last week and laughed all the way through. Who cares about a silly plot, as long as something makes you enjoy it. It must be the PC brigade writing all the negative reviews

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Michael said...

Posted on Aug 12 2008 16:25 moz just because you didnt like the film does not mean everyone has to think the same and has a low "IQ" , i found the film had a poor story line but was funny! the film was made to be funny and it was jst that id reconmend going c'ing it with your mates its a good laugh

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Moz said...

Posted on Aug 12 2008 13:49 I think the fact that the people who seemed to like this film either write in text speak or haven't even seen the film speaks volumes. Mike Myers at his typical crap self plays one of the worst characters ever conceived in cinema history. If you're the kind of cretin who likes penis jokes and scripts which are so predictable you could practically direct the film as it happens... you'll like this nonsense. Anyone else with an IQ anywhere near average will heed warnings to stay the hell away.

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Blonde said...

Posted on Aug 10 2008 12:29 i found this movie rli funni as mi nd mi m8 had a proper laugh watchin it bt austin powers is still a legend film and hard to follow off

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PERFECT DAY said...

Posted on Aug 09 2008 23:53 I lasted one hour watching this crap. I could not believe how bad it was. Myers must have smoked some serious shit to think up this rubbish. He's looking more like a garden gnome than a guru. Truly crap film.

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Charlotte and Jennie said...

Posted on Aug 08 2008 09:55 We are going to see the love guru today and we are greatly looking forward to it. I hope we can come on the site afterwards be glad we gave it 5 stars. It has high expectations to achieve.

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emily said...

Posted on Aug 07 2008 11:16 i think it is brill

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chris overton said...

Posted on Aug 06 2008 12:58 For what the film is it is very good, good comic timing and a great cast. I laughed alot, mike myres is brilliant, he is very good and sticks to what he is good at, very good script, plus ben kingsley was in it, anything he is in is of a high standard. great movie!

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john said...

Posted on Aug 03 2008 14:33 I laughed ONCE throughout the film - mini-me is in it and he has a tiny little office which is pretty funny - apart from that I didn't even come close to laughing...
Was made even worse by a couple of girls sitting beside me who seemed to find it completely hilarious. No idea what they were taking, but I wish I'd had some before I went in...
The crude jokes are quite ridiculous - he even orders alligator and suggests they make it snappy...

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sam said...

Posted on Aug 02 2008 14:54 is this film any good

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