Stirs together Bollywood and Hollywood, satire and romance, to create an appealing masala dish of a movie.
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08/12/02
The Guru (2003)
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Reviews Counted:87
Fresh:50
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: A sweetly silly but wafer-thin romantic comedy.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Only a guru could have predicted the fate awaiting Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry), a young Indian dance teacher with the best moves in Delhi. Mesmerized by a friend's promise of a New York penthouse and... [More]
Starring: Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Jimi Mistry, Christine Baranski
Director: Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
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12/30/06
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08/27/02
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08/26/02
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07/14/02
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06/24/06
Top CriticA core of feel-good humour within the rhythm of a con comedy, delivering crowd-pleasing warmth at the same time as some genuinely sharp laughs.
09/09/02
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10/30/02
If you are interested in Bollywood movies, go see a Bollywood movie.
02/01/03
The actors do all they can to make up for the limp script.
01/31/03
It's goofy enjoyment that will have you humming Grease tunes the rest of the day.
01/31/03
If you're in the mood for something silly, here's your movie.
01/30/03
There's not a whole lot of heft to von Scherler Mayer's romantic comedy with ethnic Indian entanglements; it's like overdone naan, too flaky and ephemeral for its own good, but still somehow appetizing.
03/10/03
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01/24/03
The movie offers up too many airy spiritual lessons in the hope of crossing from farce to sentiment.
02/14/03
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07/02/03
Top CriticThere's much to relish here, including a raft of deft supporting performances.
10/20/02
As an experiment, The Guru bubbles over a bit, but still coaxes laughter from an audience while challenging its boundaries.
01/30/03
What are talented actresses like Marisa Tomei and Heather Graham doing in a wafer-thin fizzle like this?
01/31/03
Belos figurinos, boas seqüências musicais (embora em número insuficiente para servir como referência a Bollywood) e Marisa Tomei de lingerie - estes são os pontos fortes do filme. Os pontos fracos? Todo o resto.
10/13/03
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