The Last King of Scotland
Intense and calculated, Forest Whitaker and James McEvoy's dictator-protege, father-son tour de force is not to be missed.
Now that awards season is officially over, the aftertaste more or less dissolved from the hungry mouths of the stars, studios and the adoring public, it's time to catch up on all the films which, regardless of their Oscar success, deserve to have their stories seen and discussed. First on your list should be The Last King of Scotland.
I'll get it out of the way first and say that Forest Whitaker deserved his golden statue. His portrayal of Idi Amin, the general-turned-dictator of Uganda, is deliciously calculated. The first half's nurturing father figure, both to the country and young, na
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