In the Mix

Just what does this poster have to do with the movie? Why are there four women grabbing him? This has nothing to do with the plot at all. BTW, look at the hand on the left end of his jacket. That's a guy's hand. Does he want a piece of Usher too?

In the Mix

Wow, what a bad movie. Think of this movie as being the Swept Away for Usher. Sure Usher has been in other movies, but this one was supposed to be his break out leading role in a major motion picture. Like Madonna, this was the movie that pretty much ended his acting career. Critics bashed the film so much that he stopped acting altogether. Look at his profile page he’s done nothing else. I hate to say it but the critics were right. This movie is bad, and it all starts with putting Usher in the starring role.

Think of In the Mix as a mixture of The Sopranos and you’re typical WB urban comedy. Mashed them together and you get this movie. So what’s the movie about? Does it matter? Okay, fine. Usher has to protect this mob boss’s extremely hot daughter. (Emmanuelle Chriqui is hot and I’d take a hundred bullets for her.) He falls in love with her, and there’s a boiling over mob war between two bosses. That’s the entire plot right there. Throw in a few random Usher dance moves too.

The directing and editing are poor at best and don’t get me started on the script. Ron Underwood, the director, simply doesn’t seem to care about the bad acting and poor comedic bits. He’s appears to be more interested in giving Usher time to mug it up for the screen and for him to do his routine dance moves for no real reason. And, no one was brave enough to tell Usher he needed acting lessons either, which is sad. I’m sure his ego wouldn’t have it either.

I wish I could say this movie was so bad that it was funny to watch, but it wasn’t even that. Ghostrider was so bad it was funny; this movie is just a bad New York Undercover episode.

Grade: D

Hey, I’m okay with Usher playing more alien football players.

Daughter: Look, dad, you’re the one that wanted me to dress more like Britney Spears.

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The mob also baptizes people now too…they just do it a little rougher.
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Mob Boss: “Listen, if you see a talking/singing plant that says ‘Feed Me’, ignore it.”