Soderbergh takes a revolutionary approach to ‘Che’

Charging across the globe like an insurrectionist guerrilla cadre, Steven Soderbergh’s sprawling, Spanish-language epic ‘Che’ has been playing at international film festivals and leaving controversy in its wake. The film depicts Argentine doctor-turned-international-rolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) as a hard-nosed idealist, a dreamer with military discipline. Both in its contentious content -- Guevara is a hero to some and a scoundrel to others -- and its demanding form, the film is a direct challenge to audiences. Depending on whomyou ask, ‘Che’ is either Soderbergh’s greatest masterwork or his grandest folly.