CHE
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Those annoyed by folding two films into one should look away now. Separately, THE ARGENTINE and GUERRILLA are strong points on Steven Soderbergh’s CV. Together, they become his most ambitious, exceptional film (although not his best – that is OUT OF SIGHT). The two films tell two stories from the life of Che Guevara, a man whose image is one of the most famous in the modern world. The first is of the Cuban revolution, and Guevara’s infamous role in it. It’s an exciting and stylish war movie, shot with customary elegance and style. The second tells the (much) less told story of an attempted coup in Bolivia, in which Guevara was also involved, taking place some time after the successful Cuban campaign. The juxtaposition between the two is handled adroitly. They feel like vastly different films, but uniting them is a superb central performance by Benicio Del Toro, who humanises an icon with seeming ease.
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