Papi Chulo

Name: Papi Chulo
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: June 7, 2019
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Alejandro Patiño, Caitlin Kimball, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Irene White, Matt Bomer

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Pacific Northwest Pictures | Release Date: June 7, 2019 | R

Starring: Alejandro Patiño, Caitlin Kimball, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Irene White, Matt Bomer, Michael Shepperd, Shaughn Buchholz, Tom Beyer, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey

Summary: After a newly-single TV weatherman (Matt Bomer) is put on leave following an on-air meltdown, he directs his energy into home improvement and hires a middle-aged Latino day laborer named Ernesto (Alejandro Patiño) to help. Despite a language barrier and having nothing in common, the two men develop an unexpected but profound friendship.

Director: John Butler

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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Randy Cordova

Jun 13, 2019

The buddy comedy Papi Chulo could go wrong in all sorts of ways, so it’s kind of a minor miracle how much it actually gets right. Funny, empathetic and tender, it pretty much sneaks up and catches you off-guard with its sly charms. Read full review

Rex Reed

Jun 6, 2019

Papi Chulo eventually turns effectively…poignant. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jun 22, 2019

Ultimately, its most poignant details come from depicting a nonsexual friendship between a straight guy and a gay guy. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Jun 6, 2019

This banally titled buddy dramedy won’t solve our critical drought of empathy or advance our social justice preoccupations, but it’s a mostly enjoyable drop in the right direction. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jun 10, 2019

An egregiously miscalculated rent-a-companion comedy from Irish writer-director John Butler (“Handsome Devil”). Read full review

Monica Castillo

Jun 6, 2019

Well-intentioned but at times insensitive, Papi Chulo is a complicated movie. It wants so badly to do the right thing when the situation is all wrong. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

Jun 5, 2019

A shrill and insipid spectacle of cross-cultural communion, but don’t call it stupid, as that would suggest that it doesn’t know exactly what it’s doing. Read full review

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