The Love Guru

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-06-20
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4/10

Synopsis

In the comedy “The Love Guru,” Pitka (Mike Myers in his first original character since Austin Powers) is an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back... See more to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle a rift between Toronto Maple Leafs star hockey player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) and his estranged wife. After the split, Roanoke’s wife starts dating L.A. Kings star Jacques Grande (Justin Timberlake) out of revenge, sending her husband into a major professional skid – to the horror of the teams’ owner Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba) and Coach Cherkov (Verne Troyer). Pitka must return the couple to marital nirvana and get Roanoke back on his game so the team can break the 40-year-old “Bullard Curse” and win the Stanley Cup.

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Review Date: Director: Marco Schnabel Writer: Mike Myers, Graham Cordy Producers: Mike Myers, Michael DeLuca, Donald Lee Jr Actors: Mike Myers as Guru Pitka Jessica Alba as Jane Justin Timberlake as Jacques Plot: A “love guru” of Indian persuasion is...

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