Nightmare without real fear

Rating: 6/10 (1 April 2007)

Much has been said about the claustrophobia here and the constant latent threat. I don't find it really. It's of course a great performance by Forest Whitaker, but how difficult is it really to play a thug? It doesn't take that much for a trained skilled actor.
From the beginning to the end, it's a rather conventional thriller about the young Scottish doctor who is hired by Ugandian dictator Idi Amin. The doctor is naive, but learns more and more about destructive politics in Uganda and about his own more and more destructive situation.
The main line here is of course someone saying to the doctor that he hasn't experienced anything real. That's true, but goes somewhat for this picture as well.