Genre: Film (Amazon Prime)
Grade: A-/B+
Notable People: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom, Jr., Directed by: Regina King
Title: One Night in Miami
Review: Everyone has seen the publicity for this film adaptation of Kemp Powers stage play of the same name. Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sm Cooke and Malcom X spend a night together in a hotel room in Miami after Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing world championship. Intense, brooding, riveting- the film is very much like watching a stage play. Goree is striking in his channeling of the great Ali/Clay. The direction and dialog are top notch. Very heady, very potent, very timely examination of race in this country-not a lot of physical action. Does well at capturing the feel of the times.