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David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington
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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Whitaker is amazing, at turns charming and scary!! McAvoy is very good too as the naive doctor who realizes his flaws and the horrors he has had a hand in much too late.
I can't say I'm James McAvoy's biggest fan but Whitaker's fantastic performance and MacDonald's brilliant direction made this a very enjoyable film. I'm not a big fan of the fiction element of the film though, I would have rather seen a film that was 100% factual.
Forest Whitaker gives the best performance of his career and also one of the greatest performances in the history of Hollywood cinima. A tour-de-force performance that is truly one of the best i have ever seen. James McAvoy gives a riveting movie star performance, he's a force to...( read more)
Whoa. Forest Whitaker definitely deserved that Oscar...and in my opinion, James McAvoy was robbed!! ;) Really powerful film.
Forest Whitaker gives the second best performance of the year (Helen Mirren was no doubt number one) in an otherwise stellar film.
Oh man, Forest Whittaker is terrifying in this film, a powerhouse performance. It wasn't one of my favorite movies ever (not for any particular reason, just didn't stick with me in any profound way) but I could absolutely recognize the power of this film.
Forrest is a great actor, i always liked his movies, but this one is just amazing
Brilliant but chilling. It is an important film to see, especially as it is rooted in reality.
