If you can't tell that Idi Amin is a raving lunatic and then you sleep with his wife then you deserve what you get. Forest Whitaker is towering but James McAvoy is annoying.

it's always hard to make movies based on real life events and real characters. And this one is the best I've seen so far. Perfectly crafted, mesmerizing performances.

Non a caso, grazie a questo film, " occhio pio" Whittaker ha vinto l'oscar. Bellissimo film che mi ha lasciato un senso d'angoscia per tutta la sua durata, ben architettato in ogni suo frangente. Non mi è piaciuto molto Mcavoy mentre splendida è " ... (read more) Non a caso, grazie a questo film, " occhio pio" Whittaker ha vinto l'oscar. Bellissimo film che mi ha lasciato un senso d'angoscia per tutta la sua durata, ben architettato in ogni suo frangente. Non mi è piaciuto molto Mcavoy mentre splendida è " Dana Scully" Anderson da bionda.
Non lo riguarderei mai più, molto truce ed alcune scene sono da vietare la visione ai 18 anni per la violenza...

Whitaker performance alone makes this film worth watching.

Nicholas Garrigan: Why are you doing this?
Djonjo: Frankly, I don't know. You deserve to die. But dead, you can do nothing. Alive, you might just be able to redeem yourself.
Nicholas Garrigan: I don't understand.
Djonjo: I am tired of hatred, Doctor ... (read more) Nicholas Garrigan: Why are you doing this?
Djonjo: Frankly, I don't know. You deserve to die. But dead, you can do nothing. Alive, you might just be able to redeem yourself.
Nicholas Garrigan: I don't understand.
Djonjo: I am tired of hatred, Doctor Garrigan. This country is drowning in it. We deserve better... Go home. Tell the world the truth about Amin. They will believe you; you are a white man.

The only reason to see this movie is Forest Whitaker. He plays the part perfectly...at one minute he can seem charming the engaging and the next he'll turn on you. the whole doctor thing is a ficticious vehicle from which to experience Amin. Would... (read more) The only reason to see this movie is Forest Whitaker. He plays the part perfectly...at one minute he can seem charming the engaging and the next he'll turn on you. the whole doctor thing is a ficticious vehicle from which to experience Amin. Would have preferred the movie be completely fact based. not like there wasnt enough material to fill a movie. 3 stars...all for Forest!

Forest Whitaker shatters abstraction and replaces it with flesh, blood and unspeakable charm.

Whitaker is formidably compelling as a man whose quixotic temperament and larger-than-life persona both fascinate and repel.

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.

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.