Che: Viva La Revolucion !

Official Site: Che
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
Writer(s): Peter Buchman, and Benjamin A. van der Veen
Producer(s): Laura Bickford, Benicio Del Toro, and Steven Soderbergh

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Santiago (IMDb). Rated- R 4hrs.

The film focused chiefly on Che Guevara's leadership position in the guerrillas as the revolution gained form and momentum. From the meeting with Fidel Castro, and the other original plotters of the Cuban revolution, Che unravels to outline the events that transpired in great detail. One of which was the clear sequential depiction of the strife of the guerrillas in their struggle to successfully execute their insurrection as they confronted near insuperable logistical issues while being vigilant of the Cuban army.

The production of this film was absurdly great. It was very detailed, but the location contributed heavily to its general production value. With only a 61.5 million dollar budget, the production was impressive. And on that note, so was the casting. Del Toro was great as usual, but Demian Bichir was riveting as Fidel Castro. He nailed it.

As great as the casting and or the production was, the film was interesting but it was not grossly engaging. I did not feel an emotional connection with the revolution, and I also did not feel the sense of desperation the men felt as they began to go hungry in the jungles. This film was acted and produced well; it was slow and interesting, but I was not helplessly entangled. According to metacritic.com the film received generally favorable reviews, and rottentomatoes.com granted the film 47 fresh tomatoes to 30 rotten ones thus far. This film gets a C+. Stay tuned, movieporium.blogpsot.com.

Trailer


Ventriloquist Clip



Benecio Del Toro Interview