But the value of The Report is not just cinematic in-fighting. Seven years later, The Reportis calling bullshit on that aspect of Kathryn Bigelow's film. When Zero Dark Thirty came out in 2012, controversy erupted whether or not it was accurate in claiming that American torture practices played a role in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. going head-to-head, representing two viewpoints in stark opposition. But those concerns fade away when you're mesmerized by Ben-Adir and Odom Jr.
Sure, at times the film can feel a bit static it is, after all, mostly about four men sitting in a room and talking often about sweeping philosophical topics. As they celebrate the victory by Clay-soon to be Muhammad Ali-the four luminaries joke, bond, and debate how best to deal with the racism plaguing their country. Adapted from a play by Kemp Powers, the film allows audiences in on the conversation that happened between Cassius Clay (Goree), Malcolm X (Ben-Adir), Jim Brown (Hodge), and Sam Cooke (Odom Jr.) the night in 1964 after Clay beat Sonny Liston. King does not appear in One Night in Miami. herself, but she coaxes out marvelous work from her cast as she documents a fictional account of one of the most legendary conversations in history. Regina King, a woman responsible for putting incredible performances onto big and small screens, makes her directorial debut with a movie that features some of the best acting of 2020.
