This one's out of left field: The Love Guru, Mike Myers' most culturally insensitive project yet – one scene features the guru scratching himself like a dog while practicing this crazy thing called yoga – is bad. And not just fancy critics like AO Scott are saying as much. Even kiddie paper USA Today has few kind words for the film:
The Love Guru (* * out of four) is enraptured by bathroom humor that doesn't even reach sophomoric standards. It's more on the level of preschool.
This send-up of feel-good, inspirational wisdom with a decidedly Indian flavor might have made a clever Saturday Night Live sketch. But as a movie, it's a silly spoof that is occasionally funny but grows tedious with excessive mugging and bad punning.
And now we know why Justin Timberlake was so crabby while doing press for this flick.
Trailer after the jump. Betcha can't sit through the whole thing.
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Aww c'mon Cord, this is another SERIOUS movie from talented actress MiserAlba!!!
Although, it does have a midget in it…..
It looks stupid but the trailer where he asks Vern Tryoer if he wants to go with him then he says Oh no I forgot you have a meeting with the lollipop guild….sorry but I laughed for 10 minutes.
So I saw a trailer where it goes like this
Justin Timberlake: "would you like a Quebec Pizza"
Jessica Alba: "what's that?"
Justin Timberlake:"Its tha pop tart with tha ketchup"
and I laughed pretty hard. Other than that the movie looks like complete crap.
Honey, I can't sit through the commercials, much less the trailer. The whole thing looks incredibly stupid. Is this Mike's way of avoiding paying excess alimony to his ex or something?
Okay, and PP, if people can make fun of midgets, then they can make fun of dumb dead pets. Not that your cat was dumb, but still.
Vern doesn't seem to have a problem with it so why should I.He has made money from Mike Myers using him as the butt of his jokes since Austin Powers and keeps coming back for more.It has made him a well known celebrity (well that and the Surreal Life when he got drunk & peed in the closet) I hardly think that is comparable to my family losing a pet but thanks for putting me in my place.
And if it's a midget, walking a small toy dog, then it's doubly funny. Triple points if a cripple in a wheelchair is with them too
So is Verne the Al Sharpton of little people now? He's getting paid to be poked fun at. What about midges who are just going about their everyday life, who are now afraid to go to hockey games for fear they'll be turned into human pucks? For shame, PP, for shame.
I am a horrible Us American from South Carolina but I LMAO @ #8. I can't help it.
He needs to go back to his wife.
That looked worse than I thought it would. That's one of those movies where you have to sneak alcohol into the theatre to find it even mildly funny.
Thanks, PP. It was all me. I wasn't trying to "put you in your place" earlier, either.
I am totally bummed to see Jim Gaffigan and Stephen C in the previews. They are too good for this rubbish.
Ewwww, Mike Meyers body really freaks me out. It's just unhumanly square.
Jim Gaffigan! Love him. Hooooooot Pockeeeeeeeet.
why did Justin keep doing stupid movie? as much as i love him, i going to say that britney make a right decision when come to acting!
I think this movie is really stupid.Mike Meyers can really do a better job than this.I rather watch Austin Powers 20 million times than this.
Lol Jim Gaffigan. Take out of package and place directly in toilet. Hooooooot Pockeeeeeeeets.
2002, "The Guru" with Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean and a young Indian Jimi Mistry. Sounds like something of a rip-off…