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"Che Part 1" - anyone with an aversion to Benicio del Toro's singular way with scenery-chewing fear not, as our man excels here in the titular role of Ernesto Guevara. A compelling study into the rise of this historical figure, from passenger on a leaky boat to a triumphant approach to Havana. A film which treats it's subject matter with a subtletly and an understatedness which manages to avoid many of the cliches that could have befallen this movie. It also sets up the scene nicely for "Che Part 2", whereby you can begin to see the seeds of how Che gradually became undone by his own hubris and monomaniacal vision...