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ramosbarajas
31Jan12
The black and white sequences, set a few years after the events taking place in the film, serve as a nice way of transitioning through the story. The film itself is very colorful and in a way or other, rather happy. Seeing as things go their way at the end, one can only be reminded of the truth that the current dictatorship in Cuba is all about. It's very well made, making it the stronger of the two films.
Don't Get Nasty Brother
12Sep11
...por momentos a veces no puede evitar endiosarlo un poco. Eso no quiere decir que el personaje no presente contrastes y contradicciones, que si las hay. Sino que a veces esos aspectos que lo humanizan se notan un poco forzados y llaman la atención. De todas maneras la película (esta primera parte por lo menos) está muy, pero que muy recomendada.
Don't Get Nasty Brother
12Sep11
Dije que vería sólo 15 min. pero terminé toda la película, primero quizás porque la interpretación que se hace del Che en la misma es fascinante y segundo porque la historia en si de la misma está contada con una simpleza que se agradece. Pero como toda construcción ficticia, sin importar sus orígenes históricos, a veces se me antoja un poco idealizada. Soderbergh dijo que quería hacerlo humano, y aunque lo logra...
Lobster Johnson
2Apr10
Although I felt it dragged on a little bit in the middle, I loved this movie. del Toro ceased being himself and became Che Guevara. One of my favorite biopics.
Olivia Hellder
1Apr10
It was hard to tackle a project like this, and for many reasons. There´re probably very few characters as controversial as the present one, mythologized as a hero by some and a terrorist and tyrant 4 another. Faced with a challenge of such dimensions, the position of Soderbergh seems the only possible from a clear commitment to false appearance of ambiguity. Del Toro's work is impressive.
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Daniel S.
7Mar10
Based on Ernesto Guevara's writings, Steven Soderbergh's CHE:PART ONE tells the 1957-1959 long march of the Castrist guerilla in the Cuban countryside. This is a good educational movie for all those who are not specialists of the Cuban revolution. Let's hope that the second part will be more cinematic.
Jeremy Moss
14Feb10
Structurally, tonally, cinematographically mesmerizing. And as a map enthusiast, this might be my favorite film opening - I was had at the slowly highlighting geographic regions pertaining to the setting, story and revolutionary plight.
Christopher Smith
28Dec09
Steven Soderbergh's sprawling, ambitious biopic manages to avoid the clunky Hollywood cliches of the genre. Unfortunately, its gritty naturalism somehow makes the whole thing seem extremely distant - the characters and story never come to life as anything more than pallid reenactments - even the action and war scenes are strangely devoid of tension. Benicio Del Toro is excellent as Che, as is Soderbergh's cinematography and the score by Alberto Iglesias - but the whole thing comes together as a dry, plodding history lesson that drags on and on. Unless your are absolutely fascinated by Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution, this is a chore to sit through.
Jeremy Gaunt
19Dec09
Much more documentary style than I was expecting, but still terrific. Very much liked the switching between revolution and United Nations. Glad I saw Motorcyle Diaries first (although not of course linked film-wise), Looking forward to Che Part 2 later this week.
James Caley
27Oct09
This and the first film are shit. Steven Soderbergh is a shit cinematographer. And he is a north american so I don't know why he makes this film.
Vincente Oristivar
10Sep09
One off the great hero`s of our times .. brought to life by a genius director .. hopefully more folk will look a bit deeper into how the world really is .. selfless acts .. are truly good