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Article: Forest Whitaker's big step: actor's portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland takes him to a new level.
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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Forest Whitaker is one of those old-fashioned Hollywood workhorses--the type who immerse themselves into roles so thoroughly and convincingly that we forget who they are off-screen.
Then, with little or no fanfare, they move on to the next demanding role--eschewing headlines and the glitzy Hollywood party circuit. Whitaker is far too successful and diverse to be considered a character actor; it's more correct to characterize him as one of those quietly dependable, brilliant performers.
For instance, so convincing and endearing was Whitaker as a British soldier in The Crying Game in 1992 that, to this day, many in Great Britain still think he's a native ...