The Last King of Scotland
David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson
In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's braze...( read more
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DVD Released: April 17, 2007
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May 3, 2009Whoa. Forest Whitaker definitely deserved that Oscar...and in my opinion, James McAvoy was robbed!! ;) Really powerful film.
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March 19, 2009Forest Whitaker gives the second best performance of the year (Helen Mirren was no doubt number one) in an otherwise stellar film.
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December 7, 2008Good movie, but it didn't leave me feeling particularly inspired or changed. Forest Whitaker is fine, but I don't know - the character never really seemed to rise above caricature for me. The directing feels a little amateurish, what with all the sudden swoops on faces and action... ...( read more )
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November 24, 2008Great performances, but god was this depressing. Why can't they ever make a movie about a despot with an uplifting ending?? Sheesh.
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October 6, 2008How can an actor terrify you without saying a word, without even hardly moving his face or body? I'm not sure how he does it, but Mr. Whitaker does it over and over again in this movie. And then he turns around the next minute and becomes giant hug-able teddy bear superhero. Forg... ...( read more )
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June 30, 2009The good thing about this movie is that is based on real facts .But the bad thing is that is also violent.It seems like life can write such unpredictable scripts.
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October 13, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
October 5, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Whitaker is on fire, and as long as he's onscreen, King keeps you riveted. full review
October 5, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
A spellbinding safari into the mind of His Excellency the madman. full review
October 1, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Whitaker creates one of the most indelible screen portrayals of recent years. full review
September 29, 2006
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
The film as a whole measures up to Forest Whitaker's performance. That's high praise indeed. full review
September 27, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Forest Whitaker shatters abstraction and replaces it with flesh, blood and unspeakable charm. full review
September 27, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Whitaker is formidably compelling as a man whose quixotic temperament and larger-than-life persona both fascinate and repel. full review
September 27, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The Last King of Scotland is a parable shocking in its truth, jolting in its lack of sentimentality, Shakespearean in its vision of the doctor's catastrophic flaw. full review
September 25, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The film is phenomenally well directed by Kevin Macdonald and edited by Justine Wright to bring out every bit of scary volatility in the most casual interactions. full review
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February 28, 2008Oh god. If someone is going to put down something racial on here, keep it to yourself. That's not what this is for.
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May 27, 2007A brillant film, well made and a good choice of cast, I'll nodoubt watch it again very soon!
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April 20, 2007well not that good....to much black ppl.....for rebels that lives in the souther states yall wont like this movie...i made a mistake going see it...
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April 18, 2007I really want to see this, but i missed it at the cinmeas. Anyone know when it will be out on DVD?
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September 29, 2006A freshly graduated young doctor Nicolas from Scotland went to Uganda in 1970s hoping that he could offer his helping hands to the Ugandan people. Instead of serving the poor and needed, he met the charismatic Uganda dictator Idi Amin and his life is forever changed.
I didn't know anything about Idi Amin before the film, but I know a great deal about him after the film. He is charismatic yet brutal. I can see myself to become his friend when I first meet him and then realize that he can be the worst monster in my life and I want to escape far away from him. Idi Amin's character is so lively and fascinating in this film, through the terrific performance by Forest Whitaker.
I know it's just the beginning of the Oscar season, but Forest Whitaker definitely gives an Oscar worthy performance in this film as Idi Amin.
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