Thanksgiving Weekend Mob Movies

Two movies open up today that feature mobsters. Both movies are based on fiction.

The dark comedy The Ice Harvest comes from director Harold Ramis. John Cusack plays a lawyer who plans to embezzle money from his mob bosses. Billy Bob Thornton is his partner in crime who double-crosses him with the help of a strip bar owner, played by Connie Nielsen. The film is set during Christmas in a snowbound town. Robert Benton and Richard Russ adapted the script based on a novel by Scott Phillips.

Heartthrob Usher is In the Mix in the romantic comedy directed by Ron Underwood. The musician plays a mafioso's right hand man who is assigned to protect his daughter. As the two spend time together, a romance develops, causing complications between their families. The light-hearted romp is full of colorful characters that contribute to the confusion.