One Night in Miami

Amazon Studios | Release Date: December 25, 2020

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 129 Ratings

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tropicAcesJan 9, 2021

Good performances, but until the third act things feel a bit aimless and devoid of true drama.

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JLuis_001Jan 12, 2021

Regina King in her directorial debut gets a solid film.
And it helps her that the script is based on a play because from her own experience as an actress, she seems to know very well what is the best she can get from her actors, besides thatRegina King in her directorial debut gets a solid film.
And it helps her that the script is based on a play because from her own experience as an actress, she seems to know very well what is the best she can get from her actors, besides that she manages to prevent the characters from becoming caricatures, considering the class of recognized figures they are.

But the problems are triggered by the lack of a clear narrative structure and that Regina King is unable to give a faster pace to her film.

It's not that the famous protagonists stop being interesting, it's only the situations lose impact by not being able to become more active.

One Night in Miami doesn't turn out to be a bad film, but what it represents, despite being convincing, is not enough to carry the full weight of the story.

Good, but just an average good… Expand

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RedDonJan 16, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love Regina King as an actress for so many years and I love what she tried to do with one night in Miami. What I did not like was the way she made my two Heroes, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali look like b******! I would not be surprised if some of either of their children apposed the portrayal of their fathers shown here! People have to realize that this is not a historically accurate portrayal of what happened. I don't believe that Muhammad Ali was so wishy-washy with his decision to convert to Islam and I definitely do not believe Malcolm X would show such weakness at all!… Expand

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megomikeJan 22, 2021

The actors do an amazing job delivering the dialogue in such a way that you believe it must have happened that way. Each conversation between any two of the characters delivers a nugget of understanding for those of us who were not alive inThe actors do an amazing job delivering the dialogue in such a way that you believe it must have happened that way. Each conversation between any two of the characters delivers a nugget of understanding for those of us who were not alive in the 60s, and know these famous figures solely from their public details. The interactions between these four characters by these brilliant actors is the most fun I’ve had watching historical fiction in a very long time.… Expand

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Camwhit0196Feb 27, 2021

Would have been better if the story actually went somewhere, the first half and probably more seemed unimportant and only the last 30 mins or so were actually interesting and showed something worth seeing

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