Pulling Strings

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Pulling Strings

PG

2013

1h 52m

Romance

Comedy

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Rachel, a diplomatic consul, passes out on a street in Mexico City after a night of drinking. She is rescued by Alejandro, a single father whose visa she rejected the day before, and sparks fly between the two.

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

The movie boasts an understated sweetness, largely fueled by Camil's movie-star charms. He's the kind of performer who doesn't have to work hard to win over an audience; he is instantly likable. In a movie like this, that's money in the bank.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 7, 2013

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Ultimately, the film is absolutely charming if a bit too predictable and glued more to sit-com narrative strategies and aesthetics than is healthy. Still, Pulling Strings works on a number of levels.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 4, 2013

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Joe Leydon

Variety

This entertaining crossover vehicle for Mexican star Jaime Camil sets a familiar love story to a mariachi beat.

Oct 4, 2013

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Tracy Moore

Common Sense Media

Sweet subtitled romcom hinges on night of drinking.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 17, 2014

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Abby Garnett

Paste Magazine

Pulling Strings isn't particularly sharp as either a comedy or a romance.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 17, 2013

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Paul Chambers

Movie Chambers

A bilingual romantic comedy hopes to bridge the ties with a crossover audience, but has only the charm of the leading man going for it.

Rated: C

Oct 12, 2013

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How this scored so much higher than 1986's ‘Overboard' or even it's re-make 30 years later is a bit strange since the start is similar and it is all based on the same idea. I could not follow it with the back and forth between different languages and the fast moving subtitles. Good food references, I guess.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Just looking at Jamie Camil was Good Enough for me. Eye Candyð???

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Not even my crush on Jaime Camil could really save this one, though that's not to say it was unenjoyable... If you're looking for a romantic comedy with an attractive male lead interested in a woman who at least cares about more than just romance you won't be disappointed at least. Unfortunately everybody but the male lead comes across as pretty flat and emotionless, Rachael could have been interesting but everybody around her is so one dimensional it takes away from her. Anyhow, I don't know, it's fairly run of the mill if not forgettable. If it had been more romantic or perhaps funnier, or you know what, just less cliche (re: single dad who can't raise a kid on his own without a 'woman's touch,' busy-business woman who can't see anything beyond business, gangster who is owed money, child who is totally content with whatever, hijinks from the bumbling friends, inevitable romance despite shady circumstances...etc), it might have actually shined.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Cute, funny, and Jaime Camil is very easy on the eyes!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Nice romantic comedy :)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Pulling Strings is a decent Mexican film that has a lot going for it but never maximizes on its full potential. Jamie Camil gives a great performance but the film never really grabs any heart strings or connects on any type of emotional level with the viewer. A shame as the potential for a great comedy or even a good romance was there.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Pitipol Ybarra

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Alejandro

Stockard Channing

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Omar Chaparro

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Laura Ramsey

Rachel

Pulling Strings: Official Clip - I'm Sorry I Hurt You

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - Alejandro's Scheme

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - Why You Don't See Me

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - Drunk American Girl

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - You Used Me

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - A Fateful Party

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - Maria's Song

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - A Daughter's Love

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - On the Town With Mariachis

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Pulling Strings: Official Clip - Paying Off a Gangster

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Synopsis

Rachel, a diplomatic consul, passes out on a street in Mexico City after a night of drinking. She is rescued by Alejandro, a single father whose visa she rejected the day before, and sparks fly between the two.

Director: Pitipol Ybarra
Producer: Oscar Orlando Torres, Leonardo Zimbrón
Screenwriter: Issa López, Georgina Garcia Riedel, Gabriel Ripstein, Oscar Orlando Torres
Distributor: Pantelion Films
Production Co: Traziende Films, Byg studio
Rating: PG (Brief Smoking|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 1h 52m

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