Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3.5/4
Steve - wrote on 07/09/2008
An amazing film. Forest Whitaker contibuted one of the best performances that I have ever seen. James McAvoy was also captivating in his role. The film was engrossing, and at times disturbing. It is well put together, suspenseful and highly entertaining.
Rating of
3/4
Allison - wrote on 12/21/2007
Pretty good movie. Forest Whitaker deserved his Oscar. However, my main beef was that the James McAvoy character was a composite character based on two or three people, none of them Scottish. However, the President of Uganda was supposedly obsessed with Scottish. I will never look at meat hooks the same way again.
Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/17/2007
A film that works due mostly to one man: Forest Whitaker, though James McAvoy does a good job as the personal doc to the larger-than-life dictator. It goes from glad to gruesome pretty quickly. It's not perfect, but it works well enough.
Rating of
2.5/4
Alex - wrote on 05/01/2007
Whitiaker is truly sensational in this historical semi biopic. But, that does not mean it is a good movie. With some fantastic acting, good set pieces/locations I expected much more. The drama was there at times, but nothing too special.
