Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Kirpianuscus it seems easy to talk about dictatorship. to criticize, to give explanations and verdicts, to analyze and to define. it is not easy to understand a dictatorship. its roots, its power of fascination, its rules, its central character traits. and this detail does The Lst King of Scotland one of the most useful cinematographic history lesson. because Idi Amin is no Hitler, Stalin or Pol Pot. because his biography seems be bizarre. but, using a book and the magnificent talent of Forest Whitaker, Kevin MacDonald presents a story. terrible, fascinating, brutal, real. and the clash between two different cultures, the science of James McAvoy to be the best partner for build the portrait of the Uganda leader , the love story as reflection of the profound drama are the solid pillars for a delicate and massive project. must see it. first, for understand the past in the right manner.

berryberry32 This is a story about a man who has been graduated from a medical school in Scotland, whose name is Nicholas. Nicholas is a made-up character. He randomly chooses Uganda to go to look for what he signing to be. At that time, Uganda is controlled by Idi Amin, who is a real character, as a monarchy. By a chance, Nicholas helps Amin by medical treating and becomes a primary doctor and live a wealthy life. Amin even asks about the government decision to Nicholas. Nicholas gradually realizes the problem of The Government by Amin. In my opinion, the characteristic of Nicholas is very normal as a young guy these days. Young people tend to look for easy ways to be rich. The movie tells that being calm and see what is really a good and proper way. I don't really like the scenes with violence with a grotesque visuals. Over all, this is an very interesting movie.

Python Hyena The Last King of Scotland (2006): Dir: Kevin MacDonald / Cast: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney: Observant yet disturbing film about a Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and ends up as the physician of the Ugandan President until discovering his true nature. Set in 1970 and directed by Kevin MacDonald who presents a culture of slavery within the illusion of freedom. Certain elements are predictable such as the doctor having an affair with one of the President's three wives. Otherwise the film holds together thanks to a menacing performance by Forest Whitaker. He gives off charm in his introduction but his true nature eventually sets in where intimidation haunts in resemblance of his image. James McAvoy is fantastic as the young doctor who gets caught up in the forbidden and suffers consequences. He will have to survive so to reveal the havoc in the Uganda territory. Kerry Washington portrays one of the wives who ends up pregnant and eventually in fatal trouble. Gillian Anderson plays a married woman whom McAvoy gets involved with but the role is the most underwritten. This is a well crafted film that really captures the era as well as create tension for the protagonist. It regards how leadership can deceive and how standing up for what is right can ultimately humble you. Score: 8 ½ / 10

Michael Morrison Idi Amin was an interesting, even intriguing, real-life character, but whether this movie portrays him well, I don't know.But the focus was too much on a fictional character, a weak and uninteresting character, the, as I said, fictional Dr. Nicholas Garrigan.Garrigan actually distracted and detracted from the story, which involved world-shaking upheaval in Uganda, revolution and murder and cross-border turmoil.Sorry, but even the portrayal was uninteresting. I could see nothing attractive about the actor or the character.What really damaged the movie, though, was the wobbly camera work. "Law and Order" on TV might be the source of so much hand-held motion picture photography, but it became a cliché there and also there distracted from the story.In "Last King," the camera often simply lost the subject, as if the camera operator fell asleep, or his fingers got slippery from sweat.The director and camera operator really should be ashamed.And I guess I disliked the movie more because of the ugliness of the subject and the way it was presented. And I had been wanting for years to watch it. What a disappointment.