The Ugandan giant. Forest Whitaker is ruthless as Idi Amin.

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2007)

"The Last King of Scotland" is a pretty well done movie, with good acting, a great performance from Forest and yet somewhat brutal and sad with many bloody scenes and you feel sadness for the people of Uganda who are at the hands of such a brutal leader. I really don't see Idi Amin as a good anti-hero to me, I really feel this is a film that should pay more tribute to the young Soctsman doctor Nicholas Garrigan though the film is told through his eyes, many people still praise Amin which he shouldn't be because he's so brutal. As Garrigan found out on his trip to Uganda that it would become a nightmare of brutal suffering and pain. And really the only connection left over for Amin and Garrigan was Idi's love of Scottish culture. So really the performance given from Forest Whitaker is great and well worth a watch, but this is a film in my opinion to be remembered for the young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan who is the real hero of this brutal tale of dictatorship.