Forest Whitaker really hit his stride with this one.

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2007)

Idi Amin was a horrible horrible leader. soon enough after he took power there was an exodus of Ugandan's of foreign origin. which typically is the shopkeepers and professional class. they were the lucky ones; some time later there were reports the alligators were so full engorging on the bodies of amin's victims they lost interest in competing with each other for the next meal.
the madness and danger of living with someone like amin in power is exceptionally well depicted by Whitaker right from the opening scenes. Africa will sadly continue to lag the entire rest of the globe until a time when amin's type can no longer stage a coup and sacrifice the well being and future of the citizens just so they can enjoy all the perks of absolute power.
the sad part of events as portrayed in the film is the bad guys are perfectly willing to play dirty and thereby give themselves an edge in the quest to the top positions. its true of business and politics and amin knew this.