Not as bad as Cat in the Hat, but that is faint praise

Rating: 1/10 (23 November 2010)

I really didn't like The Love Guru. On paper it had a decent cast, but other key ingredients got lost in the equation. I will give some credit, when it comes to Mike Myers movies The Love Guru is not quite as bad as Cat in the Hat, which was a disgrace and embarrassing to watch. Myers is hit and miss for me, he was good in the Austin Powers movies and Shrek but he is awful in this and Cat in the Hat. His mugging tries to be endearing but it is actually quite irritating. The rest of the cast try but it is all a bit of a wasted effort. The Love Guru is also very silly, repetitive and predictable, with a dreadful script, poor direction and a clichéd story. Overall, I didn't like it. Just for the record, I love comedy, but I disliked The Love Guru so much it's making me feel that Myers' career has well and truly gone down the plug. 1/10 Bethany Cox