Now I know...

Rating: 10/10 (18 September 2007)

Why Forest Whitaker took home the big prize- he really deserved it! Not that I like his face very much or his previous roles I must say (especially since the last place I saw him was in that E.R. episode where he was a freak patient avenging his rage on Dr. Kovac), but this role was perfect for him... and he really delivered. You can really feel the insanity and unpredictability of his personality and rage- truly frightening...and I would never wanna be in a situation to depend on the mercy of his ever-turbulent mood.
Now apart from the great acting, I can't say I loved the plot - our main character gets into such trouble in such a way that we can hardly feel sorry for him. I mean, I really have no sympathy for the skinny Scottish guy - Dr. Garrigan. Seriously, he didn't exactly do himself any favours: you are in a crazy dictator-run country where no international laws can save your ass under any circumstances, and here you are making best friends with a very unpredictable man who gets what he wants and has a knack for paranoia and insane moments of rage- and oh yeah also gives away death sentences like food stamps. And what do you do- sleep with one of his wives? Bad idea.
In that retrospect I didn't like the development of the movie- unless that was the purpose, after all maybe it did happen, but as mentioned I definitely enjoyed Whitaker's acting.... as scary as it was.