Better than City of God

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2007)

Now both movies are very different, I just put that because City of God is one of the best movies I've seen in the past few years. The Last King of Scotland is remarkable and one of the best movies I've ever seen. Forrest Whitaker in a performance of a lifetime. From start to finish he is the shining star while playing one of the most brutal dictators in the latter part of the 20th century. James McAvoy is fantastic too. His story is complex and tragic with some of the decisions (spoiler possible) he makes that changes the course of his life and in some way Ibi Amin's life. McAvoy's character deep inner conflict (spoiler possible) about him becoming a doctor is well played out in the movie. I feel this is the main story of the movie. Someone choosing a profession to help out people in a land where a monster exist, only to be find out that he is a monster too. (Spoiler)