Che - Part 1 (2008)

64 out of 65 people found the following review helpful:

Good but not for everyone

A Customer from Leeds, 1st January, 2009

Just came back from a pre-screening of both parts and have to say that I spent great five hours in the cinema. This (first) part tells about Che’s story in Cuba at the beginning of the revolution. I advise you to read about Che before you go to see this movie because there is no introduction to his life at all. Without knowing a bit about the most recognized revolutionist you may feel like you missed the first hour. The movie is made well and you won’t get bored at all. Really good effort from Soderbergh. Benicio’s performance was outstanding. Probably his best till now...?? Be prepared to read subtitles most of the time unless you know Spanish. One more thing. If you know Che only from your t-shirt print then maybe it is not the best choice for you to see this film. Better choose Spiderman 7 or sth like that...

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16 out of 16 people found the following review helpful:

Brave, real, immersive but superficial

Daniel Pollard from Manchester, England, 24th February, 2009

Brave new film from director Steven Soderbergh whose credits include the brilliant Sex, Lies and Videotape and, ahem, Oceans 13. Che concentrates on every student’s favourite Cuban revolutionary and jungle warfare expert, Che Guevara. Che is played by a charismatic Benicio Del Toro who speaks only in Che’s native tongue of Spanish throughout the 2 hours. This heightens the realism on offer, and coupled with Soderbergh’s documentary realism, really helps the viewer to be completely immersed in the world of Che and his fellow revolutionaries. However, anyone expecting to see the real Che or the man behind the poster image will be disappointed. The film never gets under the skin of Che and he is never shown letting his guard down or discussing anything other than the plight of the Cuban people. Che is instead portrayed with a huge amount of single mindedness and as a leader to his men, always professional and never forgetting his mission to overthrow the Cuban dictatorship. Overall, a good watch but a film that concentrates on events of the Cuban revolution rather than the people and characters behind the events. Hopefully part 2 will expand on Che himself and try to penetrate the reasoning behind his involvement with the Cuban uprising.

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14 out of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Che-Part 1

A Customer from Cumbernauld, 14th July, 2009

I'm sure there is agood movie about Che to be made, nnfortunately, this isn't it. Don't be swayed by the gushing revues ofthe critics it plays like a disjointed documentary. I lasted 45 minutes and gave up. I couldn't help thinking I was watching the fictional movie from Entourage. You remember, the disasterous nonsense that got great revues based on a well cut trailer.

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11 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

che-part 1

A Customer from Brighton, 11th July, 2009

Absolute rubbish, no thread to the story, very poor documentary style, waste of time. Read a book about him, cannot see the point of watching the film.

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Pretty Informative

A Customer from Oxford, 9th March, 2010

More like a documentary than a film. Very interesting and leaves you wanting to delve deeper into the life of one of history's most fascinating charahters.

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Che-part 1

Scoosh from , 5th March, 2010

Good movie. If you are looking for excitement and thrills then you won't get them here. if you are interested in the history of the time then this is it. My understanding is that Castro was a political thug , certainly in the beginning , but this doesn't quite cone across enough.

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Not all that

lordflashheart from , 28th February, 2010

Maybe one for the arty people.Partly spainish and partly english. seemed a bit long winded to me.

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Benicio is brilliant

A Customer from manchester, 27th February, 2010

Benicio’s incarnation of Che is brilliant, a well deserved best actor award. The only downside is the mixture of Puerto Rican and Cuban accents. However, for the non spanish native-speaker it will be imperceptible. All in all, a good movie.

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