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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

June 20, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Marco Schnabel

Starring :

Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley, Meagan Good, Romany Malco, Verne Troyer, John Oliver

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..zany but too aimless to leave a lasting impression..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2 of 4

“..The Love Guru piles dumb gag upon dumb gag..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1 of 4

“..simply one of the worst comedies of the year..”
by Garrett Conti [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4

“..occasionally funny but grows tedious with excessive mugging and bad punning..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
1 of 4

“..merely embarrassing..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
1.5 of 5

“..lacks focus, and never finds the proper balance between what's funny and just plain foul..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
1 of 4

“..If this movie were a president, it would be Tedious Roosevelt..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
1 of 4

“..crude, bafflingly unfunny comedy..”
by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
2.5 of 4

“..Although a bit uneven, "The Love Guru" scores more guffaws than clunkers..”
by Sue Pierman [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
1 of 5

“..a disappointment on every level, and really rather embarrassing to watch..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 4

“.."The Love Guru" scrapes bottom for laughs..”
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]

Reader's Reviews


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my five star is for one song on the soundtrack. Big Boy performed by B.A.S.K.O.

posted by michael on Jun 12, 2008

I loved it. It was hilarious. Waaaaaaaaay better than the Zohan movie Sandler put out.

posted by YoukoHime on Jun 22, 2008

I loved it! Mike never disappoints me and always makes me laugh!

posted by 2muchTrouble on Oct 04, 2008

first half sucked. second half pretty funny!

posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009
 
 

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