In the Mix
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: November 23, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The New York TimesAnita Gates
A one-dimensional romantic comedy that feels like an old-fashioned vehicle picture, the kind the big movie studios used to make in the 1930's and 40's just to bring in the fans of a particular actor or actress. Read full review
50
VarietyRobert Koehler
A pleasantly tuned vehicle for R&B star and budding actor Usher. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
As bland and forgettable as its title. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
All Usher fans really seem to want out of a movie like this is an opportunity to ogle their idol for an hour and a half. And that's all this movie affords them. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A genially cruddy B movie can sometimes go places - sort of - that bigger movies won't. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
All of the plot developments seem half-hearted -- which is a shame, because the star has the charm to succeed if given a better movie. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
That the 27-year-old Usher isn't much of an actor is no surprise, but he's strikingly uncharismatic for someone who's been in the spotlight since he was six. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Forgettable. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
A jumble of genres including mob melodrama, bodyguard romance and interracial love story, none of which is handled in a remotely satisfying manner by director Ron Underwood. The film's tone shifts with all the grace of a car with a balky transmission. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChristopher Orr
The movie pitches itself as a modern-day "Romeo and Juliet," but its execution is so lazy and inept that if the lovers were to die horribly it would come more as relief than tragedy. Sadly, in this respect, as in every other, In the Mix disappoints. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Platinum-selling singer Usher is one hell of a clotheshorse, but he's too amiable to be convincing as a leading man--not that anyone is particularly believable in this feeble comedy. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Even diehard fans will get more out of watching a four-minute music video than they'll find in this mixed-up mess. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
May be a good tactical move for the artist's career, but it's a bad movie. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle Smith
In the dumps. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
This vehicle for hip-hop star Usher is no blinged-out Beamer rough-riding it over to Jay-Z's joint to wallop some cheeba up off'n the Zeezer's haid; it's more of a Yugo, as in "You go to this wannabe straight-to-video tripe, you deserve what you get." Read full review
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