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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 30 Dec 2006

Director Kevin Macdonald brings his experience as documentary filmmaker to bear on the film, giving us a burnished portrait of Uganda's descent…

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By Raull. (1) on 23 Dec 2006

Forest Whitaker deserves an oscar for best actor. This movie will leave you at the edge of your seat…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for AALBC.com (174) on 22 Dec 2006

Recommended for the work of Forest Whitaker alone, even if the gifted actor was restricted by a screenplay which squandered a golden opportunity…

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By Alan Dale (91) for Blogcritics.org (91) on 18 Dec 2006

[T]he movie's emphasis on Nicholas's misadventures, as if the audience couldn't get into the story of Uganda without an educated, white, middle-class…

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By Leiris (2) on 19 Nov 2006

Whitaker was amazing in this...but the movie overall seems to be just another movie about Africa made for white people…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 15 Nov 2006

Powerful Academy Award caliber performance by Whitaker…

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By Mark R. Leeper (892) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 14 Nov 2006

The history of Idi Amin is an intriguing story, but this film tells us too much about its fictional European and not enough about the politics…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 07 Nov 2006

The Last King Of Scotland makes a stronger case when it's demonstrating how opulent power-lunches corrupt absolutely…

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By Miked (35) on 06 Nov 2006

How anyone can give this movie less than an 8 is beyond me. It's gripping and compelling. Forest Whitaker is amazing…

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By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 05 Nov 2006

Flamboyantly chaotic vision of Hell that certainly won't encourage African tourism…

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By Kurtl. (4) on 05 Nov 2006

McAvoy seems too young to be convincing in this role. But the concept is clever and Whitaker is excellent…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 03 Nov 2006

If this genius turn by Whitaker (he starred in Bird and The Crying Game) doesn't earn an Oscar nomination, then those little statues will lose…

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By Filmfan (17) on 03 Nov 2006

Forest Whitaker is amazing, so too James McAvoy. The movie is very involving and unsettling…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 31 Oct 2006

Approximates through its fictional lead character (a white doctor who spins a globe, closes his eyes, and plops his finger on Uganda) what…

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By Scott Nash (692) for Three Movie Buffs (692) on 27 Oct 2006

I would never sit through it again, but for those of you who want to see every movie nominated for an Academy Award, you'd might as well go…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 24 Oct 2006

Whitaker's boundless performance demands attention and the safest bet in town at this pre-nomination time is that it will earn one…

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By Maurac (5) on 23 Oct 2006

My initial reaction to this movie was that I hated it…

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By Gabriel Shanks (177) for Modern Fabulousity (46) on 22 Oct 2006

Whitaker and McAvoy inhabit their roles so fully that the film around them transforms into a major document of 1970's cultural myopia…

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By Timm (53) on 22 Oct 2006

This movie is good, but its not great…

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By Richc (2) on 20 Oct 2006

Ya gotta LOVE the chilling performance by Whittaker…

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