Review of One Night in Miami... (2020) by Moviemitch96 — 22 Jan 2021

A fictionalized account of a meeting in a hotel room between four legends: civil rights leader Malcolm X, boxer Cassius Clay (later named Muhammad Ali), football player-turned actor Jim Brown, and singer Sam Cooke.

This is the basic premise of the film, and it's mostly the performances and impactful dialogue that keep it afloat. I found the premise highly intriguing, even if it's only fictionalized. Nevertheless, the four leads all give heartfelt, charming, and awards-worthy performances.

Of course, all of this wouldn't have been possible without Regina King's brilliant and confident direction, made all the more impressive given that it's her debut as a director. Overall, King and her actors all come together to turn a pretty basic and straightforward premise into a tour de force of emotion and performance.