Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

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Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Anders Twetman "In the mix" combines two clashing stereotypes, Italian Mafia, and black hip-hoppers in what I believe is an attempt to be original, the result however is idiotic. Furthermore the director seems unsure about what type of film he is making, it's part romantic comedy, part Mafia thriller and a small part musician with big dreams. Bundeld together with the Mafia-hip-hop premise you get a film that is utterly ridiculous. Now, I could go on about the general silliness in just about every scene, I actually have timed notes detailing all of it. I could talk about the lackluster performance or the many thrown away plot threads but all of this would be superfluous, the words "Mafia - hip-hop rom-com thriller" should tell you all you need to know.

elshikh4 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.

jimmyspdes This movie is just plain great. I loved it more than I love life itself. Usher is probably the best actor in the world, bar none! I'm amazed that Daniel Day Lewis didn't make an appearance in this cinematic gem. His loss I guess. I saw this in theaters the day it came out and I couldn't sleep until it finally came out on DVD. Now I can watch this timeless classic over and over and over again. I like to sit on the couch and chew tinfoil while I spoil myself to multiple viewings of this blockbuster hit. Sometimes I call in sick and stay home just so I can watch this movie. (Even the credits are a treat) I cancelled cable and sold all my other DVDs as I'm just to engrossed with this movie at the time. I'm watching the movie right now (YAY!!!!). I made my own quiz game based on this movie, I play it when I can't watch the movie , like when I'm driving or at weddings and other unimportant things. My only complaint is that the movie is to short, I wish it would never end and IMDb only let me give ten stars when it deserves at least 36.1.3333333333 stars...YAY!

wrlang In The Mix is about a DJ (Usher) who does a gig for some old time family friends who just happen to be Italian mafia. Usher saves the life of the patriarch and is given the job of being body guard to his childhood friend and the daughter of the mafia boss Dolly (Chriqui - stunning) who he subsequently falls for and she he. The boss fights the idea and almost intrduces the DJ to some harp music. The DJ then saves the boss and his daughters life again for the save. With a super strong cast, the acting is tremendous and very natural, all the good old boys are there. The dialog is relatively fresh as it successfully merges diverse cultures. This is one that could be watched several times each year.