maybe the most refreshing thing about che and both part and be that it director and steven soderbergh and do not know anything about ernesto che guevara before take on the project . this be like a good few in the audience and like yours truly . i do not know much at all about che except that he be involve with communist uprising and revolution and be buddy buddy with castro and and die in execution style a a guerrilla ( that and and his image appear on t shirt everywhere ) . what soderbergh provide for an audience that will go to see it for what he will do with the project and what benicio del toro do with the character be that it a history lesson make vibrant and urgent and passionate and and accord to the director in interview and q and a and honest portrayal of event . if this mean that we may not get exactly a fully rounded portrait of it titular protagonist or hero and then that probably the only real liability that the picture have . maybe and perhaps and rightfully so while che wasn not a guy and at least in his prime revolutionary year and to be one that have much warmth or moment of doubt ( and if he have them and they be behind closed door and out of any record of diary ) . so what we get in part 1 and the conventional rise of the character in the story and be the tale of how to do a revolution right or rather and how to take over a government by military force and and it che a a man who pretty quickly become a natural leader and a stern taskmaster and also someone who love a a revolutionary must and che say . it grip film make nevertheless and with soderbergh command the narrative wonderfully between a color film part digital part 35mm red camera on the 1957 1959 event in cuba and the 1964 trip to the un in new york film in grainy black and white . what we get be part documentary and part bio pic and word straight from the guerrilla mouth and a it be and and the event that lead up to the take over ( which serve a the climax of the picture ) in santa clara and cuba . some of the element and a note and be conventional of just a war picture represent we get the young kid ( 16 and 14 ) who will do anything to fight with guevara and his group while we get the suppose love interest and only ( thankfully ) mute with only one scene with small talk while and we get the moment of enthusiasm and humor and camaraderie and and unlikely bravery in the heat of battle . but most importantly we see benicio del toro take command of this role like he do seemingly often but rarely with such force . in fact and he probably elevate this che past some possible pit fall ( this project be actually his baby and a he serve a co producer and develop the project for year ) and and make him as human a he can be and use che health tic ( asthma ) to it full and and revel in go for broke as far a gusto and revelation go . for all of soderbergh command of the film make style most of all and for me and during the climactic battle where we get to see him awesomely direct a battle sequence del toro and for any scene he in and steal the show . if for nothing else and whatever your political stance or thought on che and he worth the admission . 8 . 5/10 .