Che Guevara (2005)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Josh Evans

Writer:

Josh Evans (writer)

Plot:

Cast

Eduardo Noriega	...	Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
Enrico Lo Verso	...	Fidel
Paula Garcés	...	Aleida
Sonia Braga	...	Celia
Sergio d'Amato	...	Camillo Cienfuegos
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Omar Adam	...	Julito
Julio Alonzo	...	Benitez
Georgia Anderson	...	Vilma
Alex 'Rio' Bier	...	Enemy soldier #2
Armando Cantina	...	Remora
Antonio D. Charity	...	Peasant #2
Délé	...	Israel's wife
Chris Facey	...	Will
Jesus Fuerte	...	Armando
Federico Galavis	...	Rogelio
Javier Garcia	...	Fidel / Camilo
Oscar Garcia	...	Oscarito
Jorge Gonzalez Borrelli	...	Camilo
Ben Jurand	...	Almedia
Tenisha D. Light	...	Peasant
Charis Michelsen	...	American Reporter
Sebastián Miranda	...	Raul
Erich A. Muller	...	Eutimo
Carla Ortiz
Hooshang Saadi	...	El Vaquerito
Maxie J. Santillan Jr.	...	Chao
Maz Siam	...	Burly Investigator
J.R. Starr	...	PESANT
Peter Mark Vasquez

Directed by
Josh Evans

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Josh Evans		writer

Produced by
Melissa Ciampa	....	line producer
Sergio d'Amato	....	producer
Josh Evans	....	producer
Steak House	....	producer
Karl Kresser	....	executive producer
Damon Martin	....	executive producer
Jamie Mitchell	....	producer
Valerie Stadler	....	co-producer
Mark Vega	....	executive producer
Brad Whitcomb	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Patrick Cassidy

Cinematography by
David Bridges

Film Editing by
Kevin McCullough
Jamie Mitchell

Casting by
Zora DeHorter

Production Design by
Michael Fitzgerald

Costume Design by
Carol Helen Buele

Makeup Department
Lindsay Garrison	....	makeup artist
Elisa Michelsen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Steak House	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicole Chamberlin	....	second assistant director
Elizabeth Greene	....	second second assistant director
Chris Hall	....	second assistant director
Mark G. Mathis	....	first assistant director (as Mark Mathis)
Kristin Mente	....	additional first assistant director

Art Department
John Henry Baliton	....	property master

Sound Department
Michael Brown	....	foley mixer
Diana Burnell	....	foley artist
Gary Coppola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Avi K. Garg	....	boom operator
Yagmur Kaplan	....	first assistant sound editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	foley mixer
Klint Macro	....	sound mixer
Drew Martinez	....	sound mixer
Jamie Mitchell	....	studio sound supervisor
Jeff Prosser	....	foley mixer
Christopher Sheldon	....	supervising sound editor
David Warburton	....	post facility coordinator

Special Effects by
Rene Diamonte	....	pyrotechnician
Chip Mefford	....	special effects foreman
Harrison Plantico	....	special effects assistant
Nick Plantico	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Valenzuela	....	special effects crew

Stunts
Chip Mefford	....	stunt rigger
Nick Plantico	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Valenzuela	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Persaud	....	best boy grip
Michael Piekutowski	....	best boy grip
Jason Puliti	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Russell Boast	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Glenda Maddox	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jamie Mitchell	....	trailer editor

Transportation Department
Emily Skelton	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jeni Bartiromo	....	location scout
Deidra Buffington	....	production legal
Rodrigo Cabral	....	production assistant
Elise Clark	....	assistant production coordinator
Elisa Forni	....	script supervisor
Dan Hall	....	key set production assistant
Dan Hall	....	production assistant
Torrence Hall	....	armorer
Teppei Iitani	....	production legal
Naoko Inada	....	production assistant
Emily Manthei	....	production assistant
Woodrow Martin	....	production assistant
Jannie Penvari	....	production coordinator
Mike Tristano	....	master armorer

Production Companies

• Beachwood Cottage Film and Music
• Guerilla Works LLC

Distributors

• Image Entertainment

Special Effects

• Action Unlimited

Other Companies

• Departure Studios  post-production audio services

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

Germany:102 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Sable Ranch - 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Beachwood Cottage Film and Music

Decent Movie, But Nothing Amazing

Just finished watching this film. Overall I think this deserves a rental, but not a purchase.

First off Eduardo Noriega does a good job portraying Che. The cinematography is quite nice to look at, as well as Paula Garcés is very pretty to look at as well.

As much as I really wanted to like this as a film I just didn't. The way the story is told seems very sporadic, and jumps all over the place. The shoot-outs never feel suspenseful, and the usage of the stock footage seems like it was used a a style thing, instead of using it to help tell the story.

Also, the musical score. Some films use a piece of music several times throughout a film and it just works. This film however doesn't. It seems like he just re-used the same piece of music because he didn't have any other stuff to work with. It also feels like he is trying too hard to make you feel a certain emotion when there just isn't enough time spent to really understand fully what is going.

Perhaps I am being a bit harsh, but I was left disappointed after the film ended. I should also mention I got so bored the first time I watched it that I had to turn it off.

Not a bad effort, but not great either. Let's hope the Del Toro version will be more detailed, and feel more like a film and not a documentary.