The Last King of Scotland (2006)
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Reviews Counted:176
Fresh:153
Rotten:23
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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Reviews for The Last King of Scotland
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4/5 |
Whitaker pulls off a spectacular thespian coup that has Oscar-winner stamped all over it. Full Review |
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C- |
Would Kanye West say that The Last King of Scotland doesn't care about black people? Full Review |
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8/10 |
Whitaker portrays Amin as funny, vulnerable, tender and enigmatic -- all without ever letting us forget he was a maniacal monster. Full Review |
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5/10 |
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3.5/5 |
it's Whitaker that kept the film alive when everyone was handing him Best Actor statuettes Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...Whitaker's superb work remains the highlight of an otherwise routine effort. Full Review |
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Historical fantasy rules in Hollywood's Africa. Full Review |
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It's a deconstruction of Idi Amin's persona, played with such dedication by Whitaker the surrounding narrative feels without purpose. Full Review |
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B+ |
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. Full Review |
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The four highly diverse leads are uniformly excellent. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Two terrific performances cap this interesting historical perspective on ruthless dictator Idi Amin. Full Review |
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2/5/4 |
Whitaker’s incendiary and incandescent performance dominates this movie as much as Helen Mirren’s performance defines The Queen. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Exalando um carisma mais do que apropriado ao personagem, [Forest Whitaker] busca seduzir não apenas Nicholas, mas também o espectador. Full Review |
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3/6 |
Having cut his teeth on documentaries, Kevin Macdonald acts as if a shaky-cam aesthetic alone is enough to fuel dramatic tension. Full Review |
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