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 Rating: - A truly dazzling look at a fictional truth...`The Last King of Scotland' opens almost childishly, kind of amateurish, as if it was going to make light of a very serious subject. Almost immediately though it shifts gears and begins its gradual decline into darker waters, submersing the audience in the stirring madness that was the reign of Idi Amin. Told through the eyes of fictitious character Dr. Nicholas Garrigan, `The Last King of Scotland' attempts to give the audience a ringside seat to the tragic events surrounding Amin's rise to power; and for the most part it succeeds very well. One must remember that this is not a true story. It is a fictitious account of historical events. You can liken it to `Titanic', for it is a fictional story woven around a foundation of actual events. The film opens with Scottish Doctor Nicholas Garrigan making his way to Uganda to help care for the sick villagers but is soon persuaded by the power behind Idi Amin (who has a soft spot for the Scottish) to leave his original plans and become Amin's personal physician. This decision proved to be devastating for Garrigan, but that realization would come at a time that was almost too late for him. As Garrigan becomes more knowledgeable of the truth behind Amin's reign, his initial admiration turns to disgust as he realizes the weight of the situation he now finds himself. Garrigan finds himself acquainted with those in Amin's circle, including one of his wives named Kay with whom he starts a very dangerous relationship. Read More Rating:  - The Last King of ScotlandVery good service. The disc was excellent. The price was right and I would buy again from the seller. Thank you. Rating: - Great Title RoleForrest Whitaker was born to play Idi Amin, evidently. He's got him down. He's even better in this than he was being Charlie Parker in "Bird." The script is a fanciful take on an imaginary doctor who becomes the dictator's advisor. There are a few love interests. Not too much violence. An entertaining watch. Rating: - The Last King of Scotland Commands RespectIt is a film about haggis and Highland Games that you were hoping for, then surely you will be disappointed. Because The Last King of Scotland has very little to do with the automatically assumed main topic of Scotland and instead takes us away from the Scottish land to a place a bit more remote: Uganda. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and written by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock, The Last King of Scotland is a narrative interpretation of the life and power of the former military dictator and president of Uganda Idi Amin. Like many others that he bestowed upon himself, the film gets its title from a self-given name that Amin calls himself. Forest Whittaker plays the role of Idi Amin and his performance leaves no surprises as to how Whittaker won the 2007 Oscar for Best Performance by Leading Actor. Whittaker boldly embodies the power and demeanor of Amin who at times can seem like either your best friend or a ruthless dictator. The mannerisms of Whittaker and the voice that he uses when speaking as Amin seems to fit the role perfectly and one would be hard pressed to imagine a more perfect possible cast for this role. Set in the years of Amin's rule between 1971 and 1979, the film also highlights the work of Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy). Garrigan decides that living in Scotland and working in the family medical practice simply was not something that he would be able to do upon graduation from medical school. Therefore, Garrigan decides to literally spin the ... Read More Rating:  - Unfair treatmentWhat a "FAILED" attempt to show the world what Idi Amin was. Bear in mind that this is a movie "based" on facts. The Scotsman's character is fictional and "based" on a character from a book which also like the movie is again "based" on facts during Amin's tyrannical rule. The movie should not be considered 100% historically accurate. The fictitious Scotsman's character is based on the the life of Bob Astles, an Englishman who was a close associate of Idi Amin and who after Amin's ousting fled to Kenya. He was later apprehended and was sentenced for crimes (theft, murder and corruption). He denied charges and was acquitted but it is anyone's guess what someone associated with the dreaded Amin and his security apparatus were up to. In the 70's the very word Amin meant terror. His big and towering 6 ft plus frame, looks and candid speech made him both a hated and dreaded personality. He was a perfect example of the phrase "Absolute Power corrupts absolutely". With a good measure of insanity, hedonistic evil and torture his reign was almost that of a modern day Caligula. Since many of us already know who Amin was this movie simply capitalizes on that very powerful presumption or at least expects us to have this hideous view of him and develop or possess hatred towards Amin. However, what you get in this movie is a cute, happy, chubby and cheerful Idi Amin who many would easily think, after watching Forest Whitaker play the role, could have even easily been guided from his evil ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: |
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