By Matt Brunson
In some cities, director Steven Soderbergh’s epic look at revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been screened as two separate films: Che: Part One (subtitled The Argentine during production) and Che: Part Two (Guerilla). Locally, however, we’re getting the whole enchilada in one 4-1/2-hour version. But whether viewed in one or two sittings, the fact remains that Soderbergh’s ambitious but erratic film wastes its generous running time by failing to really burrow beneath the media myth, determined not to provide much insight into the individual whose iconic image has adorned countless T-shirts and posters.
Read the rest of Matt’s review here.
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This article appears in Mar 3-10, 2009.
whoa! ok, i can understand not being interested in the actual events that surrounded what you consider a “cultural icon”, but quite simply che guevarra never expected his mug to be on t-shirts, album covers, whatever. you can thank zach de la rocha for that. however, as a film critic i find it hard to believe(just as hard to believe that carlton hargro had to wikipedia the watchmen just to get facts for his column) that you wouldn’t have rented and seen che! either before or after seeing the new depiction. granted its an older film, and despite what other critics(especially in that day and age) would have written about it, it was quite a good portrayal of the man himself. now, i haven’t seen the new che film, but its very rare that i’m dissapointed by a movie starring someone as talented as benicio aside from big top pee-wee and, ugh, excess baggage. so, despite “critical” information, i’m sure i’ll still spring the 20 bucks to enjoy this one…