Rent The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Brilliant, powerful drama - The Last King of Scotland review by CP Customer

This tells the story of Idi Amin's regime in Uganda as seen through the eyes of a young Scottish Doctor. After graduating, Nick decides he wants to do something more interesting than be a family GP and, by chance, ends up in Uganda where he is helping charity medical workers. Nick soon gets snapped up by Amin as his personal physician, after being attracted to the glamour and wealth offered by the President. Nick soon realises he has made a mistake when he starts to see the cruelty inflicted on innocent people when Amin flies into one of his raging tempers. The film is graphic in showing atrocious acts of violence but it is never sensationalised. I can remember seeing some of these things on the news as a kid. What makes this film so special is the superb performances by all the actors and the wonderful direction of Kevin MacDonald. Forest Whitaker plays the part of a lifetime and is totally believable as the ferocious and seemingly insane Amin. Highly recommended.

last king of scotland - The Last King of Scotland review by CP Customer

yes and no;

the film is involving, the acting excellent, specialy forrest whitiker,deserved his oscar.

but wonder how much is 'true' and how much was dramatized to fit..

worth viewing, but honestly its overated,

Fascinating Factional Biopic of Idi Amin - The Last King of Scotland review by PV

One wonders how true much of this movie is - or the memoir it's based on. I suspect it's faction - so embellished truth.

Anyway, Idi Amin was a towering figure - he has appeared on screen before in RADI ON ENTEBBE and the recent ENTEBBE. A huge character who in the African leader tradition was brutal, tribal and merciless, and his thoughts never far from magic and with doctors.

I get tired in this movie of all the Scots nationalism, and the main character is annoying. Amin was not anti-British - he served the British loyally. I get tired of anti British esp antii English racism in movies these days. Worth remembering that the Scots were the most brutal and merciless slave traders in the 18th century.

Lush landscapes here and a genuinely interest study on hoe dictatorships happen. Same in all countries who have suffered them - Russia, Romania, all Islamic states, most African countries, far east states too, south America.

4 stars

awesome forest - The Last King of Scotland review by jaysha

I had to re-wind some parts as it was so brilliant. Forest whitaker was brilliant and mesmerising. I did not know alot about idi amin just he was not a very nice man evil incarnate is my view now. The extras after the film were very informative and made the film even more powerful. I would reccommend everyone to watch this film. I loved it and knowing it was true made it mesmerising.