The Last King Of Scotland | Theatres List

If there is one thing that stands out about The Last King of Scotland (the film), it is how much Forest Whitaker becomes the titular character. He doesn’t contend himself with just portraying Idi Amin; he wears the role like a second skin, metamorphosizing into Idi Amin utterly effortlessly. The menace that he exudes in each frame is so real, you will feel your skin crawl.

Director Kevin Macdonald and the actors really take a political thriller novel plot and raise it to a level way beyond the limitations of that genre. At once a character study, a biting commentary on Western....