Che: Part 2

I recently saw Steven Soderbergh’s Che: Part 2 and while it was visually stunning, it wasn’t as compelling as Part 1. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that it is pretty static aside from Che’s secret entry into Bolivia-all of the film takes place in the Bolivian countryside and it is about his demise, whereas the first part is about his ascendancy as a not only a socialist hero, but as a cultural phenomena. I wonder if some heavy editing would have made for a more satisfying film. One has to respect Soderbergh for doing film like this and his other experimental films like The Girlfriend Experience. That being said he can be entertaining with more conventional fare like Out Of Sight, Sometimes he gets criticized for having an uneven oeuvre, that is much better than having a predictable oeuvre.