In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.
I was really looking forward to seeing this after Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor award for it last year. However, I'm kind of confused here. James McAvoy (who was awesome as the doctor in this movie) was clearly the lead actor in the movie and Whitaker was more of a supporting character. How the hell was he nominated for a leading role? Anywho, the movie was very good and actually seemed to get better and better as it went along and you started to see how demented Idi Amin really was. I liked it a lot.
I would recommend anyone who would be interested in watching a political biography like this. I'm pretty sure that they would enjoy it and it is definitely worth the rental fee.
