Customer Reviews
Motorcycle diaries - By: Spider Monkey, 29 Aug 2007 
This is a great look at Che's travels around South America on a ponderous, unstable old bike with his friend & fellow traveller, Alberto. It has slightly more detail than the book (of the same title)fleshing out some of the encounters & stories & reallly gives a clearer idea of the things they experienced on their travels. It is not only a great travelogue, but it is also a great insight into what made Che become the revolutionary he did. It looks at the exploits & relationships he experienced on the road, looking day to day for the next meal, lift or bed. The direction is superb & some of the imagery of the things they saw on their travels is simply amazing. A good film whether your interested in Che or not.
A Wothwhile Journey - By: Stefi C., 06 Aug 2007 I have to admit there are so many pictures of Che Guvara plastered over t-shirts, bags & even stationary that i took little interest in who he actuallly was. This movie changed that & introduced me to a snippet of the man before the merchandise, which proved interesting & enjoyable. The movie is very simple but riverting & even humorous, & the back drop of latin america is inspiring even to those who have no interest in Che. Ive watched the movie many times & it i love it more each time.
I especiallly recommend the film to anyone interested in world cinema or Gael Garcia Bernal.
Riveting - By: Perpetua, 25 Mar 2007 Its was a slow start but soon had me laughing out loud & feeling great emotion for the peoples of Latin American...it was easy to see how Che's experiences led him to his later role in life. This is the best film I've seen so far this year & now I'm going to read the book.
Worth watching - By: Nikki, 07 Mar 2007 
I enjoyed this film in the end though I must admit the only reason I initiallly stuck with it is because it was about Che (Ernesto) Guevera & I wanted to find out more about him especiallly about his life before he became the Che we associate his name with today. I found out lots of interesting facts which I was previously ignorant about like the fact he was an Argentina, from a wealthy family, was studying to become a doctor or that infact Che was not his birth name.
The first half of the film focuses on the journey of the two friends as they set off on their beloved motorcycle. The film ambled on for a while & sort of reminded me of looking at someone's scenic holiday photos which though may be beautiful in themselves, get a bit boring after awhile. They just seemed to go from place to place with not much happening inbetween except them eating up lots of kilometres. Things do pick up & you see Che's character develop & mature as the physical journey becomes an inner one which I found very touching & wonderful to watch.
I also love the simplistic, honest & powerful words he used to write his diary & letters to his mother & consequently I will be checking out the book soon. I recommend this film not only for its historical context but also as an enjoyable film about how a boy became a man.
Watch it twice - By: S. Gray, 24 Feb 2007 I rented this film from Amazon, having caught the second half of it on Film4.
It's the sort of film that makes you feel like quitting work, selling your posessions & seeing if you have the heart to give more than you take.
It's got subtitles, but I watched it with my 11 year old son & we were smiling & laughing & chatting about it & the subtitles helped if anything - we caught every word.
It's a superb film & when you get to the end & realise who its about, as I did, the second watching makes you understand alll over again.
