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In the Mix

Play trailer Poster for In the Mix PG-13,  2005,  1h 37m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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15% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Mobster Frank (Chazz Palminteri) hires hip DJ Darrell (Usher) to man the turntables at a party for his gorgeous daughter, Dolly (Emmanuelle Chriqui). At the event, some crooks pull guns on the gangster, and Darrell steps in to save his life. Frank then gives the DJ a job as his daughter's bodyguard, but, to the mobster's dismay, Dolly starts to fall for the smooth-talking Darrell. Their romance is interrupted when Frank gets involved in a mob war and drags Darrell along with him.
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Critics Consensus

Fans may get a kick out of seeing Usher showcasing his charm on screen, but the movie itself is tone deaf and inconsequential, even by rom-com standards.

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Tony Wong Toronto Star Dec 2, 2005
2/4
The failure is with a script as ungainly as it is and an oversimplified conception of American-Italian and black cultures. Go to Full Review
Rick Groen Globe and Mail Dec 2, 2005
1.5/4
This thing is as formulaically bland as the rest of its Tinseltown kind. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Nov 30, 2005
C
Usher, who has a squinty charm, is forced to display an infinite polite chivalry that would have shamed Sidney Poitier. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof Jun 28, 2019
Basically all the elements of this film are of a completely zero quality. They do not exist. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Kam Williams AALBC.com Feb 4, 2007
3.5/4
Easily engages the viewer in the same fashion as the best of the romance genre. Go to Full Review
Chelsea Bain Boston Herald Oct 21, 2006
3/4
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Kylo W Jan 10, 2017 Not good movie to watch
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Ron Underwood

Director

Usher

Darrell

Chazz Palminteri

Frank Pacelli

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Dolly Pacelli

Anthony Fazio

Frankie Jr

Kevin Hart

Busta

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Synopsis Mobster Frank (Chazz Palminteri) hires hip DJ Darrell (Usher) to man the turntables at a party for his gorgeous daughter, Dolly (Emmanuelle Chriqui). At the event, some crooks pull guns on the gangster, and Darrell steps in to save his life. Frank then gives the DJ a job as his daughter's bodyguard, but, to the mobster's dismay, Dolly starts to fall for the smooth-talking Darrell. Their romance is interrupted when Frank gets involved in a mob war and drags Darrell along with him.
Director
Ron Underwood
Producer
John Dellaverson
Screenwriter
Chanel Capra, Cara Dellaverson, Brian Rubenstein, Jacqueline Zambrano
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lions Gate Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Violence|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 23, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 3, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.2M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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