The Last King of Scotland
Forest Whitaker stars in an Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning role as brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in this drama. During an African medical mission in the 1970s, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) impresses Amin by acting swiftly in a crisis. Installed as the dictator's personal physician soon thereafter, Garrigan enjoys the perks of his new position, until he begins to become aware of Amin's inhumanity -- and his own complicity.
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I went into this movie anticipating I would love it. I didn't. Although Whitaker gave a very impressive and Oscar-worthy performance, the fictional doctor character was unbelievable. Worse, because it was fictitious, it was distracting from the real story. Telling the story of a paranoid, power hungry, vicious dictator who killed 300,000 people shouldn't need further embellishment. Truth is powerful, but yet Hollywood doesn't get it.- Heather & Paul
Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin....brilliant!! Seriously worth checking out, it is a pretty chilling story but very well directed and acted!
- edved10062
Forest Whitaker is amazing in his dark and disturbing portrayal of Idi Amin. Unofrtunatley the film, in its entirety, can not match his performance; at points nudity and disturbing visuals seem to be used in excess, to the point where it loses its meaning. Whitaker's acting is this films sole strength, its editing, plot, and cinematography leave much to be desired.
- C. Eng
Forest Whitaker is brilliant and the film does an outstanding job of portraying the unpredictible, sociopath that was Amin. However, most of the story revolves around a fictional Scottish doctor. Does every movie have to have a caucasian protagonist? This movie could have been so much more if it focused on Uganda instead of a Scotsman with a taste for married women. The promise of what could have been is the failure of this otherwise entertaining and well made film.
- Abe A
Wow, this movie was brutal. I mean, I know Amin was a psychotic dictatorial murderer, but I didn't expect to see his handiwork in a hollywood film. There were a few scenes that were incredibly disturbing, showing the excesses for which he and his regime were responsible. Told from the perspective of a Scottish doctor who thinks he's friends with Amin, we are kept somewhat blissfully unaware of a lot of the dictator's brutalities until they stare him in the face. Then, our doctor makes a mistake which infuriates Idi Amin and... well, you'll have to see the film.
- psq 667824
The first thing is the movie should have been titled "The White Monkey" since it was the doctor's story more than "The Last King..." Whitaker was magnificent, as always and the other roles were well acted as well. But the story is such a sad commentary on greed and power and madness and brutality, and many parts were quite graphic. I did not like it much for that reason. A cautionary tale, perhaps, a warning? What cruel deeds we humans inflict on one another. Violence is so senseless, I think. Some of the other sub plots dealt with loyalty and deceit, friendship and truth, cheating and fears, oh and lies, especially the ones we tell ourselves. How naive was the complacency of the doctor? How wise is any regime that allows such butchery? Was Amim just mad, or un-taught in the ways of peace? Who taught him to be violent, to kill? He had been fighting all his life to survive, yes? Did anyone teach him to love? I don't know, but the movie bought up lots of deep thought and questions, which I like for movies to do. Because of all the blood and gore, I can only give this movie three stars, and I would not recommend on that basis only. But if you can stand seeing torture, and other senseless violence, this movie will give you a lot to think about.
- VJ Purplequeen
A Scottish doctor becomes Idi Amin's "closest advisor" and finds out what Amin is all about. See Forest Whitaker in his Best Actor Oscar role. A well done movie that tells a pretty violent story of Uganda under Amin's strict rule. "Except for the red hair, which I'm sure is attractive to your women, but which we Africans, we find is quite disgusting."
- Cleve1212
A quality, on site, production with excellent acting on the part of Forest Whitaker. The story and supporting actors, however, are not overly interesting. I kept waiting for this to heat up, but beyond the character study, I just kept waiting. Cerebrally interesting but little more. The five star reviews must speak to quality over entertainment value.
- Creeper