The persuasiveness of the film’s reconstructions is impressive, but there is hardly ever any tension. It’s hard to tell exactly what Soderbergh was hoping to achieve.
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02/26/09
Che, Part Two (2008)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:28
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: The second part of Soderbergh’s biopic is a dark, hypnotic and sometimes frustrating portrait of a warrior in decline, with a terrific central performance from Del Toro.
Theatrical Release:20-02-2009
Synopsis: Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh delivers this ambitious and sprawling biopic of one of the 20th Century's most influential political figures. In the second 130-minute segment, GUERILLA, Ernesto... [More]
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Carlos Bardem, Demian Bichir, Joaquim de Almeida
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Reviews for Che, Part Two
It's well staged, but a good deal less gripping than the first part and the political background is less clear than it might have been.
02/26/09
The saving graces are a commanding performance from Del Toro and the inspirational humanity of Guevara; even facing defeat and death he still has an unshakable belief that right will prevail and social justice will flourish.
02/26/09
Che Two is deeply impressive: austerely confident, coherent and mysterious.
02/20/09
Top CriticBenicio Del Toro is superb as the asthmatic, pipe-smoking Che, while the supporting cast capture the frustration of a disintegrating armed struggle.
02/20/09
This plodding, one-paced, dramatically inert movie is almost entirely surface description.
02/20/09
Having given us Che the icon, Del Toro now gives us Che the man: an asthmatic, flawed individual, powerless to prevent events spiralling out of his control. The film itself is far less compelling.
02/20/09
Like Guevara’s slog through the Bolivian undergrowth, Che Part Two is a hallucinatory journey into the heart of darkness, defined by a performance of great presence.
02/19/09
Top CriticSaying that a film has too much insight is hardly damning.
02/19/09
Top CriticA gripping, astringent portrayal of what happens when you try to force a revolution on territory which isn't fertile ground, in and of itself, Soderbergh's second instalment exerts a certain analytical intrigue.
02/19/09
Top CriticDarker in tone and more introspective thematically, Che: Part 2 is the more interesting of the two films.
02/19/09
Top CriticHis film is brilliantly shot, capturing the chilly bareness of the landscapes through which the rebels yomp, but it's formalist and clinical to a degree that will challenge viewers eager to identify with the figures it depicts.
02/19/09
Top CriticChe Part 2 is still problematic in that it unfolds at a glacial pace. Though it's at times hypnotic in its lethargy, the episodic structure is not easy to trudge through.
02/19/09
Director Steven Soderbergh's one-dimensional portrait of the revolutionary hero continues unabated in the second part of his over-reverential biopic.
02/19/09
Gripping, elusive and something to be experienced, Che Part Two continues to offer up surprises, frustration and - above all - fascination.
02/19/09
Soderbergh deserves all credit for attempting a very un-Hollywood project, an objective, forensic war film in the lineage of Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers, and as Benicio del Toro is convincing as the warrior in decline.
02/19/09
This second part of the Che saga is beautifully presented but annoyingly rambling at times.
02/19/09
This film is stronger than the first. The pale, sepulchral tones give a ritualistic eeriness to the long pursuit scenes.
02/19/09
It’s expertly made, mind you, and features a performance from Benicio Del Toro, practically masked in whiskers, that is both brave and sincere, like the mistaken Che himself.
02/19/09
Meticulous in its showing of the nuts-and-bolts of jungle warfare, it may be the closest we'll ever get to an art-house action movie. As a tribute to Che, it beats a T-shirt.
02/19/09
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January 04, 2009:
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