The Last King of Scotland (Blu-ray Review)
February 12th, 2010 by Adam Ambro
2006 was a remarkable year in cinema, easily the best of the past decade. A year of dark, meaningful films, with remarkable performances; all of which were trumped by the astounding Forest Whitaker’s Oscar winning performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in Kevin MacDonald’s The Last King of Scotland. Most actors find it easy to impersonate historical figures, but only rarely do few find themselves acting as historical figure-incarnate, as Whitaker has done to perfection here. Continue reading ‘The Last King of Scotland (Blu-ray Review)’
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