ksf-2 Fun. Alejandro, a Mexican citizen, applies for a travel visa to get his daughter to the US, but is denied by the consulate visa employee. Oddly enough, that same Mexican dude helps Rachel (Laura Ramsey), the consulate worker when she gets drunk and passes out in Mexico City. Alejandro (Jaime Camil) is caring for his daughter, and is missing some of the required documents for a travel visa, so that's not going well. His mariachi band performs at Rachel's company party. An odd juxtaposition. Some funny moments -- Alejandro's daughter says and does some pretty funny things. Tom Arnold and Stockard Channing are in here with supporting roles. Turns out that this is really a "caper", as Alejandro carts Rachel all over town trying to prove that he is worthy of a travel visa. One scene that was a little odd was when he buys her lunch, and she seems to be horrified at buying a tostada on the street; one would think that someone who lives and works in Mexico City would be pretty familiar with how things work there. You'll want the captions turned on, unless you are pretty fluent in Español, but its a fun tour of Mexico city. Some VERY beautiful songs performed by Jaime Camil... some done with the mariachi band, and some done solo, but just Beautiful ! According to IMDb, he began his career as a professional singer, releasing two music CDs, so that explains why his singing is so professional. A fun adventure, with some lessons learned along the way. Directed by Pedo Ibarra.

Lucy Bocanegra Flores Spanish Bilinguals Only: Do you watch movies with subtitles on or off? I often watch movies that Hispanic Filmmakers make and force Luzette Portillo to watch them with me. Usually her choice is Horror films , foreign or domestic, but I love Romantic Comedies so I leave subtitles on so that she can keep up with the plot. It usually distracts me, because I want to read vs listen. So sometimes I feel like I lost something in the translation. Today I took the subtitles off and watched this film as it was recorded. I am so happy I did , because both languages were spoken. I could familiarize with the day to day chores and switching languages back and forth on a whim depending on the place, person or situation I find myself in. This really was a nice surprise. I felt very comfortable watching the film and wonder if Non- Spanish speakers would find it as funny as us who understand Spanish and English. Tom Arnold, Stockard Channing (Rizo, from GREASE) guest star in this hilarious comedy about a Mariachi man wanting to get a VISA to send his daughter to the U.S. It enlightens us who wonder why people take a chance and cut through the red tape of doing it legally. The movie doesn't focus too much on the immigration issue. That makes the film even more delightful to see that not all Mexicans want to be in the U.S. Mexico City does have a big population and they are not all climbing the wall to come here. Hope you take time to watch this movie. The happy ending is not what you would expect and romantic comedies tend to be predictable, this one is not!

Sal Souls This movie is really dumb. It is your typical romantic comedy where you can tell everything that is going to happen long before it happens. There are good versions of those movies and bad versions depending on if there are any good twists and mostly if the comedy/performances are funny. The guy in this is awful. I assume the positive reviews here are by cast or crew because this movie is not very good at all. Maybe friends and family are posting good reviews to help out. The movie isn't worth seeing. Bad jokes, bad characters, bad writing. Nothing special about this film at all. The girl is all right but nobody has much to work with here. The lead guy like I said is super annoying but I'm not sure if it's the bad character or bad acting or both.

barbicane3333 I saw Pulling Strings today, knowing little about it and having seen no trailers. It sounded like something I'd enjoy, and I did. The male and female leads give pitch perfect performances; you'll know right away they are made for each other. The male lead (a single dad with an adorable young daughter) has a very funny sidekick - you'll love the sound effect his car makes. The female lead has a fun "buddy," too.The story is set in Mexico City. It begins at the immigration window at the US Embassy and takes off from there. A missing laptop is a major plot point. Mariachi music is another. I loved the romantic elements in the movie and the comic elements made me laugh out loud many times. All of the characters are wonderful.This is a great "date night" movie, but obviously, singles will like it, too. I had a ball. One more thing: Much of the dialogue is in Spanish with subtitles, but please, please, don't let that put you off. You'll have great fun watching Pulling Strings!