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04/23/09
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 174
Fresh: 152
Rotten:22
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Consensus: Forest Whitaker's performance as real-life megalomaniac dictator Idi Amin powers this fictionalized political thriller, a blunt and brutal tale about power and corruption.
Theatrical Release:Sep 27, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $17,449,410
Synopsis: Forest Whitaker delivers a ferociously commanding performance as bloodthirsty Ugandan president Idi Amin in Kevin MacDonald's THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Adapted from the novel by Giles Foden, the... [More]
Starring: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, David Oyelowo
Director: Kevin MacDonald
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10/18/08
Whitaker pulls off a spectacular thespian coup that has Oscar-winner stamped all over it.
06/25/08
Would Kanye West say that The Last King of Scotland doesn't care about black people?
04/05/08
Whitaker portrays Amin as funny, vulnerable, tender and enigmatic -- all without ever letting us forget he was a maniacal monster.
02/28/08
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06/22/07
it's Whitaker that kept the film alive when everyone was handing him Best Actor statuettes
06/05/07
...Whitaker's superb work remains the highlight of an otherwise routine effort.
06/04/07
Historical fantasy rules in Hollywood's Africa.
04/21/07
It's a deconstruction of Idi Amin's persona, played with such dedication by Whitaker the surrounding narrative feels without purpose.
03/15/07
There is surprise in Whitaker's step, with a curtain of menace running beneath it. His is one of the fiercest, least predictable performances of 2006, so fully on edge that he becomes the movie's edge.
03/05/07
The four highly diverse leads are uniformly excellent.
03/01/07
Whitaker brings us close to Amin, yet he never allows us to actually become comfortable around the man. His Amin is capricious and unpredictable, a personality that can seem volcanic one moment and vulnerable a few minutes later.
02/09/07
La película vale la pena sobre todo por la imponente actuación de Forest Whitaker, igualmente encantador o amenazante en la piel de uno de los dictadores más sanguinarios de África.
02/07/07
Two terrific performances cap this interesting historical perspective on ruthless dictator Idi Amin.
02/07/07
Whitaker’s incendiary and incandescent performance dominates this movie as much as Helen Mirren’s performance defines The Queen.
02/05/07
Exalando um carisma mais do que apropriado ao personagem, [Forest Whitaker] busca seduzir não apenas Nicholas, mas também o espectador.
02/04/07
Having cut his teeth on documentaries, Kevin Macdonald acts as if a shaky-cam aesthetic alone is enough to fuel dramatic tension.
02/03/07
Whitaker's riveting and deserved Oscar-nominated performance pretty much dominates -- almost to the point of overpowering -- this fictionalized drama, based on Giles Foden's novel.
02/02/07
The horror, when it finally moves to the centre of the screen, gives us Amin's barbarity in close-up -- and he's still smiling.
02/02/07
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