One Night in Miami

After the massive success of “If Beale Street Could Talk”, Regina King has returned and now she’s behind the camera to deliver a captivating movie about four legends adopted from the 2013 Kemp Powers play. One Night in Miami is a beautifully acted and vibrant drama film that fleshes out the lives of Black history’s four greatest icons.

Plot
The plot of One Night in Miami is a fictional account of one amazing night where icons Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali gathered to discuss and debate their roles in the civil rights movement.



Everything starts as Muhammad Ali prepares for his World Heavyweight Champion fight. After his iconic success, he and his three close friends (Jim Brown, Malcolm X, and Sam Cook) get together at Miami’s Hampton House Motel. A night of confrontational conversions occurs as Ali prepares to announce his transition to Islam to the world.

The dialogues in the film are all very impactful. The conversations are amazing and work perfectly as various ideas contradict each other. While being both thought-provoking and contemplative, One Night in Miami manages to balance the overall quality perfectly with its sense of wit. Vibrant colors litter the production design and while the cinematography is not anything revolutionary, it’s perfectly counter-balances the power of its narrative. All the actors deliver an excellent performance, portraying a beautiful group of friends.

In short, One Night in Miami is an amazing film. It’s written with sharp wit, while being extremely meaningful and provocative. It is even safe to say that it is going to be one of this year’s most defining movies. So, it definitely should be on your watchlist.

Written by Kemp Powers and directed by Regina King, One Night in Miami stars Lance Reddick, Aldis Hodge, Eli Goree, Leslie Odom Jr., and Kingsley Ben-Adir.

One Night in Miami is set to release on December 25, 2020 in select theaters. Later, it will be released on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, 2021.