One night in Miami
2020
15
Director: Regina King
Starring: Kingsley Ben Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom JR, Lance Reddick etc
Overall rating 98/100
One night in Miami is about of one incredible night where black icons Muhammad Ali, Malcom x, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown, where they gather to discuss their roles in the civil rights movement in the 1960's. Wow, what a movie one night in Miami was, with some of the best acting and one of the best scripts I have heard in a long time, so let's get started.
First of all, the cinematography and costume design, the introductions of all the characters were great and all the characters were very likeable. The movie looked visually fantastic, the rich colours and incredible set pieces that really bought the time period to life around the characters and it was amazing to see, the costume designs were also absolutely fantastic, it really made me understand and appreciate what life back in the 60's was, and they were very visually pleasing to look at. I also loved the introductions to the characters; the movie spent some time introducing and giving background to all four of the different characters in order to establish their lives before they all met and set up their character development with a low point in their life. All the characters were also extremely likeable as soon as they all appeared on screen, I connected to them all instantly all, and everyone had this exciting charm to them and how they behaved and interacted with other people.
My next few positives would be the great narrative structure, its fantastic script and deep themes as well as the fantastic performances. I loved how the movies narrative was structured, the movie actually spent time on each of the characters and gave them all depth and development instead of just focusing on one or two of the characters which I loved. And wow the movies script was one of the best things I have ever heard, it was so detailed and powerful it blew me away, just when I Thought they were going to miss out on something with the characters it was explained, the script added so much depth to the characters and explored so many deep themes from different perspectives on racism that was amazingly done. The performances in the movie were also fantastic. Every single cast member was absolutely fantastic. Kingsley, Eli, Aldis and Leslie were absolutely fantastic, there performances were powerful, emotional and nuanced and they truly bought the characters to life; and gave the movie such a likeable charm to it.
My only slight nitpick would be the slow pacing in places. There were certain points in the movie that just felt like slight filler for the script and didn't have the same entertainment and charm as the rest of the movie, but this only happened on a couple of situations and didn't effect my overall opinion on the movie.
My next few positives would be the humour, chemistry between actors and balanced point of views throughout. Due to the absolutely fantastic chemistry between all of the actors and characters the movie had a great humour between the characters that worked really well, there laughs and jokes were infectious to watch and their friendships often shone because of this. I also loved that the movie balanced all the different opinions of the characters really well. Each character had a different way that they were contributing to the civil rights movement which caused conflict, but each opinion was balanced and treated with respect.
My final few positives would be the character depth, development and it's powerful ending. The movies character depth and development, the all four characters had a personnel conflict within themselves that they had to overcome, this was explored so deeply though their background and the script you really understood all four of the characters, and how they developed with their opinion on themselves and the civil rights movements and even towards each other changed considerably, it was truly incredible to watch. The ending was also very powerful. With the song a change is going to come, with different point of views of what all four people did for the civil rights movement and what they did with their lives was truly emotional and powerful it made me respect all four people and left me amazed with the film.
Overall, One night in Miami boasts some of the best performances I have seen. As well as one of the most deep and complexly written scripts I have ever heard. With a powerful and moving message about racism that was explored perfectly through four of the most influential black people in history, what a directorial debut for Regina King.
Overall rating 98/100
One night in Miami is about of one incredible night where black icons Muhammad Ali, Malcom x, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown, where they gather to discuss their roles in the civil rights movement in the 1960's. Wow, what a movie one night in Miami was, with some of the best acting and one of the best scripts I have heard in a long time, so let's get started.
First of all, the cinematography and costume design, the introductions of all the characters were great and all the characters were very likeable. The movie looked visually fantastic, the rich colours and incredible set pieces that really bought the time period to life around the characters and it was amazing to see, the costume designs were also absolutely fantastic, it really made me understand and appreciate what life back in the 60's was, and they were very visually pleasing to look at. I also loved the introductions to the characters; the movie spent some time introducing and giving background to all four of the different characters in order to establish their lives before they all met and set up their character development with a low point in their life. All the characters were also extremely likeable as soon as they all appeared on screen, I connected to them all instantly all, and everyone had this exciting charm to them and how they behaved and interacted with other people.
My next few positives would be the great narrative structure, its fantastic script and deep themes as well as the fantastic performances. I loved how the movies narrative was structured, the movie actually spent time on each of the characters and gave them all depth and development instead of just focusing on one or two of the characters which I loved. And wow the movies script was one of the best things I have ever heard, it was so detailed and powerful it blew me away, just when I Thought they were going to miss out on something with the characters it was explained, the script added so much depth to the characters and explored so many deep themes from different perspectives on racism that was amazingly done. The performances in the movie were also fantastic. Every single cast member was absolutely fantastic. Kingsley, Eli, Aldis and Leslie were absolutely fantastic, there performances were powerful, emotional and nuanced and they truly bought the characters to life; and gave the movie such a likeable charm to it.
My only slight nitpick would be the slow pacing in places. There were certain points in the movie that just felt like slight filler for the script and didn't have the same entertainment and charm as the rest of the movie, but this only happened on a couple of situations and didn't effect my overall opinion on the movie.
My next few positives would be the humour, chemistry between actors and balanced point of views throughout. Due to the absolutely fantastic chemistry between all of the actors and characters the movie had a great humour between the characters that worked really well, there laughs and jokes were infectious to watch and their friendships often shone because of this. I also loved that the movie balanced all the different opinions of the characters really well. Each character had a different way that they were contributing to the civil rights movement which caused conflict, but each opinion was balanced and treated with respect.
My final few positives would be the character depth, development and it's powerful ending. The movies character depth and development, the all four characters had a personnel conflict within themselves that they had to overcome, this was explored so deeply though their background and the script you really understood all four of the characters, and how they developed with their opinion on themselves and the civil rights movements and even towards each other changed considerably, it was truly incredible to watch. The ending was also very powerful. With the song a change is going to come, with different point of views of what all four people did for the civil rights movement and what they did with their lives was truly emotional and powerful it made me respect all four people and left me amazed with the film.
Overall, One night in Miami boasts some of the best performances I have seen. As well as one of the most deep and complexly written scripts I have ever heard. With a powerful and moving message about racism that was explored perfectly through four of the most influential black people in history, what a directorial debut for Regina King.