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By Spongeee (24) on 19 Mar 2007

As stated by others, this is a film about Africa made by white people for white people…

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By Ralphm. (5) on 10 Mar 2007

I recommend this movie in a Double feature with Amazing Grace as a study of the paths that two different lives can take…

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By Alam. (2) on 02 Mar 2007

It is a movie of historical and fictional interaction that had ben made in a very good way…

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By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Mar 2007

The four highly diverse leads are uniformly excellent…

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By Truea. (1) on 01 Mar 2007

My main gripe with this film is that the true events it is inspired by are so few and far between that this story may as well have just been…

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By Raphaelm. (1) on 13 Feb 2007

Stunning performances, extremely well shot and great music, for a full tension film that will get you pinned to your seat…

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By Wesley Lovell (690) for Cinema Sight (678) on 07 Feb 2007

Two terrific performances cap this interesting historical perspective on ruthless dictator Idi Amin…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Feb 2007

Whitaker's incendiary and incandescent performance dominates this movie as much as Helen Mirren's performance defines The Queen…

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By Michaelj. (11) on 03 Feb 2007

Forest Whitaker shows us the performance of a lifetime…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 03 Feb 2007

Having cut his teeth on documentaries, Kevin Macdonald acts as if a shaky-cam aesthetic alone is enough to fuel dramatic tension…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 02 Feb 2007

Whitaker's riveting and deserved Oscar-nominated performance pretty much dominates -- almost to the point of overpowering -- this fictionalized…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 02 Feb 2007

The horror, when it finally moves to the centre of the screen, gives us Amin's barbarity in close-up -- and he's still smiling…

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By Marcd. (54) on 01 Feb 2007

Whitaker's performance is simply breathtaking…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 29 Jan 2007

Compositions are dense with beautiful and brutal images; and when the camera wobbles and the cuts become frequent, the freneticism is justified…

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By Judyt. (45) on 22 Jan 2007

Great performance by Forrest Whitaker. Definitely Oscar worthy…

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By Lizv. (3) on 21 Jan 2007

Forest Whitaker was amazing, but McAvoy's perfomance is outstanding as well…

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By Samc. (4) on 21 Jan 2007

If not the best preformence by a male actor of all time, close to it…

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By Chads. (664) on 21 Jan 2007

For me, the most intriguing aspect of The Last King of Scotland is the tantalizing possibility that Leni Riefenstahl was telling the truth…

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By Billys. (177) on 20 Jan 2007

When an actor takes on what is essentially a supporting role and makes such an indelible impression by stamping it with his own unique brilliant…

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By Hawau. (1) on 20 Jan 2007

A very captivating movie. One of the best I have seen in a long time. Forrest deserves an Oscar…

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