'Pulling Strings' Review Roundup: Jaime Camil's Film Scores Rave Reviews

This weekend Jaime Camil's new film "Pulling Strings" was released nationwide.

The film tells the story of Rachel, a diplomat working in Mexico City who finds her world turned upside down after she's saved by Alejandro, a Mariachi singer whose visa was rejected the day before.

The film premiered to rave reviews with Joe Leydon of Variety stating, "This entertaining crossover vehicle for Mexican star Jaime Camil sets a familiar love story to a mariachi beat."

Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times also enjoyed the film: "Serving mostly as a strong calling card for star Jaime Camil, the film has an appealingly loose, slightly ramshackle charm."

Chuck Wilson of Village Voice also gave the movie a positive review and wrote, "This bilingual romantic comedy is overly long and has a paper-thin plot, but it's too sweet-natured to dislike."

However, some critics did not respond so well to the film. Frank Sietek of One Guy's Opinion wrote, "Every bit as bad as most Hollywood romantic comedies."

Roger Moore from McClatchy-Tribune News Service gave the movie two stars out of four and wrote, "Cute Mexico City mariachi-flavored romance hampered by a tepid story and weak chemistry between the leads."

The film was directed by Pedro Pablo Ibarra and also stars Laura Ramsey, Omar Chaparro, Catherine Papile and Roberto Sosa. The film was written by Issa Lopez, Georgina Riedel, Gabriel Ripstein and Oscar Orlando Torres.

Lionsgate and Patenlion released the movie in 257 theaters. "Pulling Strings" is rated PG for language and brief smoking.