A la mala

A la mala
A la mala
	Film poster
Directed by	Pedro Pablo Ibarra
Written by	Issa López; Ari Rosen;
Produced by	Jorge Aragón
Starring	Aislinn Derbez; Mauricio Ochmann;
Edited by	Camilo Abadia
Production; company	Pantelion Films
Distributed by	Videocine
Release date	27 February 2015 (United States);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Mexico
Languages	Spanish; English;
Box office	$10.26 million[1]

A la mala (Spanish for: By foul means) is a 2015 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Pedro Pablo Ibarra and starring Aislinn Derbez and Mauricio Ochmann. It was written by Issa López and Ari Rosen. The film received mixed reviews.

Cast

Aislinn Derbez as Maria Laura "Mala" Medina
Mauricio Ochmann as Santiago
Catherine Papile as Kika
Luis Arrieta as Pablo
Daniela Schmidt as Patricia
Juan Diego Covarrubias as Alvaro
José Ron as Jerónimo
Iván Sánchez as Rafa
Ignacio Casano as boyfriend of Dani
Mane de la Parra as barman
Altair Jarabo as Susana
Patricio Borghetti as himself

Reception

Reviews for A la mala have been mixed. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 43% approval rating based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10 and the consensus that it is "a masterfully subtle and poignant exploration of morality."[2] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[3]

The News Tribune said: "A la Mala begins with promise and finishes well enough to justify the investment in time. It's all that dull, formulaic stuff mediados pelicula (mid movie) that sucks the salt right off the tequila glass and leaves this one too stale to swallow."[4]

References

"A la mala". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
"Falling for Mala (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
Tom, Brueggemann (1 March 2015). "Arthouse Audit: "71′ and 'The Hunting Ground' Open Best Among Post-Oscar Newbies (TRAILERS)". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
Moore, Roger (24 February 2015). "Movie review: 'A La Mala' star isn't cruel enough to cut it in this Mexican romantic comedy". The News Tribune. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

External links

A la mala at IMDb

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[1] "A la mala". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[2] "Falling for Mala (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[3] Tom, Brueggemann (1 March 2015). "Arthouse Audit: "71′ and 'The Hunting Ground' Open Best Among Post-Oscar Newbies (TRAILERS)". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[4] Moore, Roger (24 February 2015). "Movie review: 'A La Mala' star isn't cruel enough to cut it in this Mexican romantic comedy". The News Tribune. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.