The Love Guru

Rating: 4/10 (20 January 2012)

I had seen trailer for this film, and then I heard the negative opinions about it, including it winning a couple of awards at the Razzies, and seeing it was rated three out of five stars I was keen to see what I would think of both facts. Basically from Havemahkeeta in India, originally born in America, is Guru Maurice Pitka (National Movie Award and Razzie winning and nominated Mike Myers), who has established himself in both India and America as a spiritual healer with words and activities of wisdom for those who feel their self esteem disappearing. His latest client who is on a losing streak is Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco), who is feeling really down, because of having to stand up to his dominating mother Lillian (Telma Hopkins), but especially his recent separation with wife Prudence (Meagan Good), who is drawing her attention towards Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande (Justin Timberlake). These bad feelings inside of Darren cause him to shake badly, affecting his performance on the ice, so his assistant Jane Bullard (Razzie nominated Jessica Alba) has hired Guru Pitka to give the player words of encouragement, with his unusual techniques talking about love making and stuff. In the process Maurice finds himself falling in love with Jane, but he can never get close enough as he has a big secret he feels bad to reveal to her, he has taken a solemn oath of celibacy. In the end, Darren manages to find his sense of worth and gain back his confidence to play just in time for the big championship hockey game, and Maurice allows himself to let go of his oath to be with Jane. Also starring Razzie nominated Sir Ben Kingsley as Guru Tugginmypudha, Omid Djalili as Guru Satchabigknoba and Razzie nominated Verne Troyer as Coach Punch Cherkov, with the voice of Morgan Freeman, Mariska Hargitay (who the Guru says the name of to greet people), Val Kilmer, Myers as himself, Jessica Simpson and Kanye West. I can see what the critics mean that Myers is playing almost another Austin Powers with a beard, but he is slightly weirder, and sadly I can agree in parts that he deserved his Razzie, as for the film itself, there are some amusing sections, but overall I can't see myself ever finding this any funnier, I felt most (not all) of the way it was stupid, a not too terrible comedy. It was nominated the National Movie Award for Best Comedy, and it won the Razzies for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay, and it was nominated for Worst Director for Marco Schnabel. Okay!