Review of The Last King of Scotland (2006) by David Ansen for Newsweek — 29 Jan 2017
Forest Whitaker, uncorking the power that he usually holds in check, gives a chilling, bravura performance as Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin, whose bloody regime slaughtered more than 300,000 people. This intelligent, sometimes gruesome thriller is based on a novel by Giles Foden.
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This review of The Last King of Scotland (2006) was written by David Ansen and published by Newsweek on 29 January 2017.
The Last King of Scotland has generally received very positive reviews.
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