Review of The Last King of Scotland (2006) by Ehuisman — 20 Apr 2020
With the graphic and compelling depictions of violence and Whittaker's lifetime performance of Amin, The Last King of Scotland gets at least a couple of things right. It is all the more shame that it feels the need to slip into a sensationalized thriller escape.
It puts forth some decent cultural-ethnic touches, and then gets its all wrong in its notion of a happy ending, which is: all the white people are fortunately saved. In the end, there's just too much Hollywood at work for such a dark and brute historical reality.
This review of The Last King of Scotland (2006) was written by Ehuisman on 20 Apr 2020.
The Last King of Scotland has generally received very positive reviews.
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