Synopsis
Four legends. One legendary night.
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
Kingsley Ben-Adir Eli Goree Aldis Hodge Leslie Odom Jr. Joaquina Kalukango Nicolette Robinson Michael Imperioli Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Christian Magby Jeremy Pope Christopher Gorham Beau Bridges Lance Reddick Derek Roberts Emily Bridges Amondre D. Jackson Jerome A. Wilson Hunter Burke Robert Stevens Wayne Randall Newsome Matt Fowler Chris Game Alan Wells Dustin Lewis John Curran Mark Allan Stewart Amar Khalil Ian Alexander Desdune II Jeremy Anderson Show All…
Andy Hay Paul Ledford Duncan McRae Bryan Parker Xiao'ou Olivia Zhang Amanda Beggs Jack Cucci John T. Cucci Dan O'Connell Tavish Grade Joshua Adeniji
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me in the hotel room starting shit to unite them against a common enemy: i'm the best fighter here
cassius clay: somebody shut this negro up
sam cooke: you know he's just trying to rile you, clay
me: best singer too
sam: now hold on just a minute
me: i'm the number one football thrower in this room
jim brown: football thro- what the hell are you talking about
malcolm x: and now the crosshairs turn to me, no doubt. i understand the game and i won't be playing, my brother.
me: i'm malcolm y
malcolm: kick this nigga ass, clay
“this is one strange fuckin’ night”
took me a little while to fully jump on board with its style of storytelling, but the group dynamics really pulled me in. especially impressive is each duo and how they interact when isolated from the rest. having an awards season convention without these brilliant performances just isn’t feasible
I really liked this! Obviously, intoxicating performances all across the board and some surprisingly slick cinematography. A birds eye view shot is used like 3 separate times and it looks beautiful. What does that choice do for the film aside from looking cool? I really don’t know. And that’s where this falls short.
I do think this lacks a spice and soul behind it to really feel like something worth sticking. But, in Regina King’s defense, the screenplay and performances are so aggressively strong that I’m glad a certain amount of space was made for those to come through as clear as possible.
That’s....well, that’s all I gotta say about it.
suddenly stressed trying to figure out how i can root for kingsley ben-adir, riz ahmed, and steven yeun to all win best actor this year
If the purpose of filmmaking is to educate, to inspire, and to heal, then Regina King, in her astonishing directorial debut One Night in Miami, has truly opened a dazzling portal into that eventful night, where different ideas and personalities clash, and eventually morph into a stunningly heartfelt experience that's unapologetically black, American, and deeply humane.
The idea of four African American icons, two of whom are about to pass away soon, sharing their respective thoughts on civil rights movements, black community, and the prospect of black empowerment is quite original and surreal on its own, and King's ambitious endeavor to adapt such a micro yet impactful stage play onto the big screen proves to be such a monolith, owing…
"are you ready for your directing lesson everyone?"
*quentin tarantino gulps*
*steven spielberg breathes heavily*
*christopher nolan nods nervously*
*ron howard sighs*
"yes, regina king," they say in unison.
Debuting in 2020 and finally releasing worldwide in 2021, One Night in Miami is Regina King directorial debut and tells the story of a fictionalised meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a Miami hotel room in February 1964, where they celebrate Ali's title win over Sonny Liston. Similarly to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, One Night in Miami is based on a stage play of the same name and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr. in the lead roles.
As one might expect from a movie based on a play and directed by a famous actor, dialogue and performances are the driving force that propels this film to new heights.…
The four leads are all as excellent as you've heard, which really helps smooth over that the text is largely rhetorical. Made me want to rewatch Michael Mann's ALI, which covers so much similar ground.
“I don’t want my piece of the pie, I want to own the recipe.”
Truly captivating filmmaking. I’m a sucker for movies based on plays, and even moreso for movies with historical figures arguing about conceptual stuff for 2 hours. The way the center of good continually shifts throughout the conversation is really engaging. One minute you’re nodding vigorously as one character roasts another, and then the next minute, you’re agreeing when that character roasts the other one back. Loved the authenticity devoted to the religious struggles and melancholy behind closed doors. Regina King is....king??
This is largely "fine", but there is a moment towards the end where Leslie Odom Jr. sings "A Change Is Gonna Come" that absolutely brings down the fucking house. hell, I might go rewatch the clip on youtube right now