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The Love Guru (2008)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   D+
Source Brief Review Grade*
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
"...a pitiful assortment of bad ideas and gags that never work..." more... D  
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"Myers has made some funny movies, but this film could have been written on toilet walls by callow adolescents." more... D  
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais
"More painful than sitting next to an Austin Powers impersonator during a 12-hour flight." more... D  
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson
"As usual, the surprise celebrity cameos are the highlight." more... C  
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
"Pitka, in essence, is the Maharishi dragged into the age of Deepak Chopra, and Myers doesn't bring much to him beyond a lispy one-note accent..." more... D+
filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron
"If cleverness were a symphony, Myers composed this tired tune for male organ only." more... D+
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
"Unfunny juvenilia that makes one appreciate the subtlety and nuances of Judd Apatow's films." more... D  
Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
"Mike Myers' sophomoric shtick wears out its welcome fast." more... D  
New York Post
Kyle Smith
"...Jessica Alba... is to acting what Dame Judi Dench is to sex..." more... D  
New York Times
A. O. Scott
"...an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again." more... F  
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"I wanted to like The Love Guru more than I did." more... B-
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
"Ninety minutes pass like an eternity. Verdict: Down for the count." more... D-
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"...a disappointment, but it's not a disaster, and that's at least something. " more... C  
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Travis Nichols
"...lame adolescent jokes and dull story..." more... C-
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"...enraptured by bathroom humor that doesn't even reach sophomoric standards. It's more on the level of preschool. " more... C  
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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