'The Guru' is one of those predictable comedies that's fun to watch. You knows exactly what will happen with every character and you still like what you see. The simple story is about a guy from India, Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry), coming to America and presenting himself as a guru, becoming more and more popular. He is discovered by Lexi (Marisa Tomei). The wise words he uses he learns from porn star Sharonna (Heather Graham). She thinks he is practicing to become a porn star himself. Her own secret is that she is about to marry a guy who knows nothing about her job. That guy thinks she is a school teacher.

The nice people in this movie make it work a little more. The best thing in it is definitely Marisa Tomei who wants to be as spiritual as you can get. Jimi Mistry has the charms you need in a movie like this and Heather Graham plays a porn star not for the first time. Some nice dance scenes are also worth watching and all together this movie was pretty entertaining.

I was initially NOT going to see it, but ended up using it as a laundry waiting period. I guess I'm sorta tired of the Indian in London movies, enough already! But this one was different, lighter, funnier, and had at least a few good lines in the script and the dance scenes nearly made me drop tears! It's worth it's cheap matinee price!

THE GURU tells of a an Indian dance instructor (Jimi Mistry) who comes to the U.S. to become a movie star. His first gig is in a porn film, where he meets porn actress Heathe Graham. She teaches him a thing or two, which he puts to excellent use as a phony guru performing at a posh birthday party for the very spoiled and libidinous Marisa Tomei. She falls for him and they have lots of sex. He teaches her everything he learns from Graham, and Tomei eventually becomes a celebrity herself. What happens to our pretend guru makes up the rest of this reasonably funny movie, which includes some big musical interludes done Bollywood style. Graham and Tomei are both incredibly sexy in this adult comedy. The British actor playing the supposed guru is woebegone in a pleasant way, but I must admit a little of him goes a long way. Keep your eye on the two gals and the musical numbers.