Che (Part 1 & Part 2) Critic Reviews

Mr. Soderbergh once again offers a master class in filmmaking. As history, though, Che is finally not epic but romance. It takes great care to be true to the factual record, but it is, nonetheless, a fairy tale.Read the full review

Che is a mass of contradictions, perhaps like the iconic revolutionary himself.Read the full review

What potentially could have been the greatest asset possessed by Che - its unapologetic length - turns into its greatest detriment.Read the full review

In both halves, Soderbergh emphasizes observation over ideology with an eye toward the mundane details of life on the front lines of a revolution.Read the full review

If Soderbergh's ambition was to make us feel just how dull it would be to a woods-dwelling communist guerrilla, he succeeded.Read the full review

As political theater, Che moves from faith to impotence, which is certainly a valid reading of Communism in the 20th century. Yet as drama, that makes the second half of the film borderline deadly.Read the full review

If this earnest, two-part biopic with a total running time of 268 minutes sometimes lacks cinematic flair, the straight-ahead, chronologically-driven film will inform and, to a somewhat lesser extent, excite viewers everywhere.Read the full review

Che looks dazzling, whether the camera is weaving through a battle or trying to bore into Che's haunted soul. Del Toro stands up to Soderbergh's relentless scrutiny. As for the movie, it's a reward to audiences eager to break from the play-it-safe pack. Game on.Read the full review

Benicio Del Toro, one of the film's producers, gives a heroic performance, not least because it's self-effacing.Read the full review