Pulling Strings

Name: Pulling Strings
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: October 4, 2013
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Jaime Camil, Laura Ramsey, Omar Chaparro, Stockard Channing, Tom Arnold

2013

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Lionsgate | Release Date: October 4, 2013 | PG

Starring: Jaime Camil, Laura Ramsey, Omar Chaparro, Stockard Channing, Tom Arnold

Summary: Alejandro (Jaime Camil) and his loyal best friend Canicas (Omar Chaparro) are hardworking mariachi singers looking for fame in Mexico City. More than just a mariachi, Alejandro has a second full time job - he's a single dad. When Alejandro tries to secure a visa for his young daughter to visit her grandparents in the U.S. Alejandro'sAlejandro (Jaime Camil) and his loyal best friend Canicas (Omar Chaparro) are hardworking mariachi singers looking for fame in Mexico City. More than just a mariachi, Alejandro has a second full time job - he's a single dad. When Alejandro tries to secure a visa for his young daughter to visit her grandparents in the U.S. Alejandro's request is flatly denied by a young embassy worker, Rachel (Laura Ramsey). Later that evening, Alejandro and Canicas run into Rachel while playing a gig - which turns out to be a celebration of her promotion to a post in London. Alejandro seizes the coincidental encounter as a chance to change her mind on his rejected visa, and with Canicas by his side; they whisk her into an unforgettable adventure. [Lionsgate]… Expand

Director: Pedro Pablo Ibarra

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG

Runtime: 111 min

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Mary Houlihan

Oct 3, 2013

Appealing performances and a not always predictable storyline help elevate Pulling Strings above the run-of-the-mill rom-com. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Oct 3, 2013

Serving mostly as a strong calling card for star Jaime Camil, the film has an appealingly loose, slightly ramshackle charm. Read full review

Randy Cordova

Oct 9, 2013

It’s not that this slight, good-natured comedy is going to set the world on fire. But the movie boasts an understated sweetness, largely fueled by Camil’s movie-star charms. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Oct 5, 2013

A lightly engaging bilingual trifle that benefits greatly from the charm of lead player Jaime Camil, a Mexican TV and film star who evidences smooth self-assurance at the wheel of what could be his crossover vehicle. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Oct 11, 2013

A slight but sweet effort that serves as an excellent showcase for its Mexican star, Jaime Camil. The effortlessly charismatic performer delivers a winning performance in this romantic comedy that somehow manages to work despite its endless contrivances. Read full review

Louis Black

Oct 2, 2013

The film is absolutely charming if a bit too predictable and glued more to sit-com narrative strategies and aesthetics than is healthy. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Oct 2, 2013

Though it is funnier and out-charms “Tio Papi,” it lacks the whimsy, magical realism and kid-friendly sentiment of the sleeper hit, “Instructions Not Included.” Read full review

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alexito660

Jun 22, 2014

A mexican movie of mariachis,and tequila and all the mexican things. A good movie for so much slowly.
It's funny all the theme of mariachis whit mexicans a good movie, whith big places,but it's so slowly.

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