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Mainstream critics are impressed by the performances, but not so enthusiastic about the film itself.

from Film Forum, 11/16/06
"I've written many times before about how irritating it is that movies about Africa usually tell their stories through the eyes of white people," says J. Robert Parks (Framing Device). "As if American audiences won't bother with a movie that's actually about African people. The Last King of Scotland adds to that cliché by emphasizing the strangeness of the continent. With only one exception, Africans are either monsters or saints."

from Film Forum, 11/30/06
Sister Rose Pacatte F.S.P. (Eye on Entertainment) says, "Forest Whitaker's stellar embodiment of the despot [Idi Amin] chills, convinces and deserves Oscar consideration. Scottish director Kevin Macdonald has crafted a masterful tale of Africa, calling us to pay attention to this suffering, emerging Third World land."

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