A Fascinating Deconstruction of a Man

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2019)

4 February 2007. Oddly enough, The Last King of Scotland is more about a young doctor's growing up than it is about Ugandan President Ida Amin. This intimate, fascinating, though somewhat frustrating portrayal of a young doctor who gets caught up in the fascinating, sometimes humorous, sometimes sinister and cruel backdrop performed to perfection by Forest Whitaker as Amin. Gillian Anderson is almost unrecognizable in her supporting role. Overall, this movie is a great observation of a young, naive, and impulsive man in a strange and sometimes dangerous country that is merciless in its traditions and customs. An intriguing editing job of the isolation of the powerful from the masses amid the ominous echos of conscience. Perhaps, even more focused and more ambiguous performance of these characters may have perhaps offered up a classic movie. Nine of out Ten Stars.