"The Love Guru” reeks of desperation, testing the already stretched boundaries of what Mike Myers will do for a cheap, exhausted laugh. But since there is an audience for urine-soaked mop fights, elephant sex scenes and humor at the expense of nearly all physical conditions, "The Love Guru” is here to tap that demographic with a sledgehammer.

Myers plays guru Pitka, an American-born, Indian-raised self-help titan...