In The Mix (2005)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Purely Joyful Movie!

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Well, first things first : Usher Raymond is smart to begin in a simple romantic comedy as this (so if he failed, it wouldn't be a big deal since the movie is that small anyway !) . Emmanuelle Chriqui is beautiful, sensitive, and has a real sexy voice. Chazz Palminteri is Chazz Palminteri, and that's not a bad thing by the way ! It's only (Ron Underwood) who was disappointing; after promising movies such as (Tremors, City Slickers, Heart and Souls) he became so far from dreams he gave to me about excellent Hollywood director who doesn't execute inasmuch as feel and create.However, the movie isn't that bad. It's just ordinary. Watchable but as something between average and weak. The low points come basically from that script. There is no effort has been made. The girl loves the boy, so the boy doesn't need much to impress the girl. The father loves the boy, so the boy didn't suffer much getting the father's approval. And so on..Now for the very provocative points : the girl knew one night about the boy's previous girlfriend (or girlfriends), though she throws herself in his arms AND in the same night ! The girl goes to the boy's home to find another girl "classically accidentally" with him, so she understands, always and forever, the situation wrong (ancient boring stuff, it's unbelievable that anyone still uses it as dull as this !). The girl sleeps with the boy so easily (actually the movie shows her as the easiest girl from the start!). There are no fine special details (the matter of : we've seen all of that before, and better too !). Furthermore : why this script - while dealing with gangs and assassinations - lacks the action badly ?! (There isn't one car chase for god's sake !).But the biggest bugging point about it is surely its ending. The girl, the boy and all the characters got no problem at all towards the business of the father (a crime lord, a mafia boss, in a word : another Italian godfather !). The moralities weren't missing like this in a harmless romantic comedy like that before. It even gets bigger and bigger when the boy, after joining the Mix, is happy of all the money that he got with his bride out of the invited people's pockets !! So it doesn't totally matter if it's dirty money or not; it's just enough to marry your love, living wealthy and influential while forgetting about trivial things like stealing and killing. Just get in the mix even if it's filthy or bloody. I bet, this could have been Vito Corleone's favorite movie ! It's not The Godfather, where the family is ruled and infected in the same time by crime. It's maybe the next more cool generation, where the girl, her lover, so their story's makers too, don't concern much about that! I think this apathetic indifferent ending pushed the viewer, even unconsciously, to turn a cold shoulder to the whole movie.

Entertainers are always trying to succeed in other areas other than the one they are known for(like rappers trying to be actors or actors trying to be singers etc) but very few have made it successfully in other endeavors other than the one they are known for succeeding in. Usher is the next person to make this mistake in this disastrous bore called In The Mix.The story: Darryl(Usher) is a local DJ that saves the life of a mobster called Frank(Chazz Palminteri). He save Frank's daughter Dolly(Emmanuelle Chriqui) also ends up falling for her. Frank disapproves, stops them from seeing each other and later on Darryl stumbles on to a plan by one of Frank's henchmen to betray Frank.I wholehearted disagree that the only thing that sucked about this movie is Usher's acting. The whole cast sucked right along with Usher. Chazz Palminteri phones it in and Emmanuelle Chriqui is so wooden all she's missing is the woodpecker. The love scene with her and Usher is so heavy-handed and laughable that I broke out into hysterical laughter immediately. These two have zero chemistry together and as a matter of fact, Morticia and Gomez of the Addams Family has more chemistry than these two. The plot was corny and it seemed like something somebody came up with on the spot. Plus if I see another wegro in these movies I'm gonna scream! Usher can sing but he sure cant act and it shows. He looks like he's playing himself the way he delivers his lines and the action scenes suck. Nothing about this movie is redeemable and I mean nothing! Even if you a lover of bad films(like myself)I suggest you try something else. This is not even bad enough to make fun of. Its a boring mess that plops itself on the screen and dies there. On a positive note this movie is perfect for insomniacs because it's literally visual Nyquil. If In The Mix was a record it would clear every dance floor from coast to coast.

OK, i'm an Usher fan, I'll admit that. However, that doesn't affect my opinion (well, not MUCH). I want everyone who wants a good, real opinion to read this: USHER IS NOT A BAD ACTOR. okay, I admit he isn't Golden Globe worthy, but he really isn't as bad as people say!! Also, for all those commenters saying this movie is racist. ITS NOT!! In the end of the movie, Darell ends up with Dolly. DARELL IS BLACK AND DOLLY IS WHITE!! how can that be racist?? I do think that putting this movie at #17 in the bottom movies is a bad decision. Don't pay attention to that. So, if you want to see this movie, don't listen to the other commenters & go see it!!

I'm a movie fanatic, but I must admit, I sometimes like movies that the greater public hates. But prior to watching the movie I heard a lot of negative comments, and I even refused to go to a theater and pay my hard earned money to see it. So I waited until it came out on DVD. I was expecting Usher to be terrible, and by no means was this an Oscar award-winning picture, but I enjoyed the movie and I enjoyed his performance. I am a hardcore Usher fan, but I didn't watch it with a bias, in contrast, I thought it would horrible. It was a cute little movie.It was a nice yet predictable love story, but most love stories are. And even if you feel like the storyline is horrible as well as the acting, the lead characters are gorgeous! I'm mostly talking about Usher (I am very much so straight), but the leading lady is very beautiful. But yes, Usher is extra FINE in this film. So even if I didn't like the movie I would still watch it on mute.