It picks up Guevara ( Benicio Del Toro ) in 1955 , when he was a clean-cut Argentine physician who dreamed of uniting Latin America through armed struggle . `` Che '' has a brilliant first half , but second half is repetitious , says EW . The film also stars Michael Keaton as the title character and Margot Robbie as his wife. However , Benicio Del Toro is terrific as famed Marxist revolutionary .
`` Che '' has a brilliant first half , but second half is repetitious , says EW . The film also stars Michael Keaton as the title character and Margot Robbie as his wife. However , Benicio Del Toro is terrific as famed Marxist revolutionary .