1.   Grabbed Levin right by the heart strings, it is easy to see.

2.   It pulls at blue-collar heart strings.

3.   The film squanders many opportunities to pull heart strings.

4.   The movie, competently directed by Peter Yates, twangs all the familiar heart strings.

5.   The son returns to Daytona, where his beloved father died in February, and just happens to eke out a rare victory that tugs at the heart strings?

6.   They had the power to tug our heart strings.

7.   When it comes to tugging heart strings and lubricating tear ducts, these days Hallstrom is going for broke.