Last King Of Scotland
July 4, 2008
The movie tells the story of a young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan, played by James McAvoy. Nicholas travels to Uganda after completing his course in medicine and unexpectedly becomes the personal physician to the dictator Idi Amin, played wonderfully by Forest Whitaker. The movie is based on factual events of Amin’s rule. The film is based on Giles Foden’s novel of the same name, co-produced between companies from the United Kingdom and the United States. It was adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock and directed by Kevin Macdonald. The movie rolls in it’s own pace, one thing assured, you wont be bored. But still it has no element apart from the performances since it’s based on a true story. If you are in a mood for a political drama, go for it.
Whitaker received considerable critical acclaim for his performance as dictator Idi Amin in the film, winning the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild and the BAFTAs, in addition to awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the National Board of Review and many other critics awards, for a total of at least 23 major awards, with at least one more nomination.
The film was received well in Uganda, where it premiered two days before Whitaker won the Best Actor award. The film received a 2007 BAFTA Award for Best British Film and the BAFTA award for Best Adapted Screenplay, in addition to receiving nominations for Best Supporting Actor James McAvoy and Best Film.
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