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      Pastorela

      R Released Dec 2, 2011 1h 35m Comedy Fantasy List
      Reviews 52% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score After a new clergyman recasts all the roles, a man (Joaquín Cosio) wages an epic battle to play the devil in their town's traditional Nativity play. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member This is an enjoyable bat shit Christmas movie. Should remain among the films of Die Hard and Gremlins. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was hilarious and intense! i loved it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member An original and funny B-comedy. Pastorela carries great visuals and lots of laughs. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a funny movie. It's an over the top comedy -horror movie. Mexican movies have always been a little cheesy. But it's nice to see that they are using special effects . Yes the movie was all over the place but it fun watching this wacky dark comedy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review jesse o I enjoyed this film, but by the end the film sort of lost its ground. I don't think there really should've been any supernatural goings-on in the film. I think it cheapens what the film is trying to do. Because there's this really great idea of this man so obsessed with playing the devil in his community's nativity play that he would go to any extremes to play the part, the supernatural aspect sort of cheapens the character's motivations. But I still think the movie is quite fun, certainly goes for a darker approach to its comedy and it works for the most part. The movie is definitely expletive-filled and, somehow, that supplies a lot of the comedy. I'll be the first one to say that film with a lot of curse words does not make a good film, but I suppose in the context of this film, with it relating to priests and religious folk, it sort of works. It doesn't work every time, but it works some times and I think the film has a fun cast that also helps pick up the slack when the script falters. But, again, the film isn't without its flaws and it's unfortunate because there was a point where this was on its way to being a great comedy. Unfortunately some parts of the script/dialogue and the supernatural aspects kept this film from being truly great. But I still had fun watching this, and I guess that's all that you can ask from a movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Me diverti mucho con esta pelicula :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joaquín Cosío as Agente Jesús Juárez in "Pastorela." A scene from "Pastorela." (L-R) Eduardo España as Compadre Vulmaro and Joaquín Cosío as Agente Jesús Juárez in "Pastorela." Joaquín Cosío as Agente Jesús Juárez in "Pastorela." Eduardo España as Compadre Vulmaro in "Pastorela." View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After a new clergyman recasts all the roles, a man (Joaquín Cosio) wages an epic battle to play the devil in their town's traditional Nativity play.
      Director
      Emilio Portes
      Screenwriter
      Emilio Portes
      Distributor
      Lionsgate Films
      Production Co
      Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine
      Rating
      R (Brief Sexual Content|Some Violence|Language Throughout)
      Genre
      Comedy, Fantasy
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 2, 2011, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 31, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $156.8K
      Runtime
      1h 35m