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Studio: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: Jun 20, 2008
Running Time: 87 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Pitka is an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back to the United States 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 and his estranged wife. After the split, Roanoke's wife starts dating L.A. Kings star Jacques Grande out of revenge, sending her husband into a major professional skid--to the horror of the teams' owner Jane Bullard and Coach Cherkov. 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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Guru Pitka
Jane Bullard
Darren Roanoke
Coach Punch Cherkov
Jacques Grande
Guru Tugginmypuddha
Prudence Roanoke
Dick Pants
Trent Lueders
Guru Satchabigknoba
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June 20, 2008
In this corner, Mike Myers, the sharp comic mind behind Austin Powers and countless SNL skits. Handicap: His edge has been blunted from lack of use over five years, except for voicing an ogre in the Shrek trilogy. Here, as guru Pitka, an American-born rival to Deepak Chopra in love therapy, he repeats lame jokes in a singsong accent until you want to scream. His formal greeting is "Mariska Hargitay." His mentor is guru Tugginmypudha (Sir Ben Kingsley). He helps Jessica Alba, the unlikely owner…
Mike Myers' first live-action comedy in five years has a few good yuks, but The Love Guru's laughter karma fizzles more than sizzles. Story Myers' Guru Pitka could have used a little more back story and a little less shtick. The thin plot has Pitka uttering philosophical piddle like "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind," and repeating his mantra "Mariska Hargitay" over and over. But Pitka is not happy with his standing in the spiritual community--especially with the success story of his… |
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