Actress Regina King makes her directorial debut here with "One Night in Miami" which was based on a stage play the story involves a fictional night in a Miami hotel room during early 1964. Muhammad Ali has just upset Sonny Liston and for the after party other African American icons like Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and singer Sam Cooke happen to be in town and all meet together in a hotel room. This was a time in America when the black community faced many challenges especially when it came to culture and civil rights. Along the way the film is a showcase on character study and development as it shows how each of the four were guided by religion and politics.
Really the words and dialogue of this film is pretty powerful as director Regina King has scored a knockout as her work blended sports, culture, and entertainment so well really this film I would call a social and historical drama one that any history or film buff should watch as it showed a tainted cultural and time of life as conflict and uncertainty was felt yet four powerful leaders were a showcase of hope and smarts.
Really the words and dialogue of this film is pretty powerful as director Regina King has scored a knockout as her work blended sports, culture, and entertainment so well really this film I would call a social and historical drama one that any history or film buff should watch as it showed a tainted cultural and time of life as conflict and uncertainty was felt yet four powerful leaders were a showcase of hope and smarts.