This was a very bad film. Very simple. Why? Because it portrayed evey single african to be evil when they are obviously not. It is a typically scottish, waste of time film, like the first wicker man. Man goes out to do good in a foreign land, makes things worse...kills people and for some reason gets hung (yeah theres blasphemy too). This is everything a british film should not be and i would bet my life it only won awards because it was different. This is not a feel good film. You come out thinking what on earth was the point? Because you should know not to be racist by now (i am white by the way). It is patronising, degrading, very racist and even sexist. So steer clear and watch a decent film with a meaning, like the psychological horror silent hill. The director has obviously been watching too much hellraiser....

I don't tend to follow award nominations, as they can be very pretentious. However, at this price, I thought to give it a try. I have to say I was not disappointed! I remember something of this regime on television as I was growing up, but did not know much about it. This film had a compelling story, outstanding acting, and a great insight into African politics and the British involvement. This I found to be quite different to most films, in the fact that the 'hero' of this story is more of an anti-hero, who is only the hero as he is less bad than the bad guy. Excellent story based on real history, a must view!

When thinking of dictators, Hitler comes to mind. Yet here is a monster like no other, who killed hundreds of thousands in Uganda with Death Squads, and history must never overlook what he did. Forest Whitaker more than deserved his Best Actor Oscar for this movie, being so strikingly similar to the real Idi Amin as he was. The rise and terrifying policies of this president should be viewed as a flawless portrayal of a shocking human being and as a historical eye-opener. This blew me away.