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"One Night in Miami," the directorial debut from Oscar-winner Regina King, is an impressive film adaptation of the 2013 play by Kemp Powers, who also serves as the movie's screenwriter. It's a fictionalized account of a meeting in a motel in February 1964 between 4 Icons, Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), NFL legend, Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) and Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom, Jr.), after Cassius Clay's boxing win and defeat of Sonny Liston in Miami. Primarily conversational, the men discuss their place in the civil rights movement, culture, fame and their mutual brotherly respect and love. Excellent performances by all 4 actors. Only drawback for me, being a South Floridian, I wish the film was actually shot in Florida, as opposed to Louisiana; however, Kudos to the location and production designers for the beautiful re-creation of a (near)Liberty City Hampton House Motel, and the Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, all in Early 1960's style and decor.
score 7/10
LisaLR1 17 December 2020
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