Che is by turns scholar , guidance counselor , drill sergeant , and comandante , and Del Toro ` ` ' '' has a brilliant first half , but second half is repetitious , and boring . Steven Weber 's four - hour film is trying to make a point , but loses steam . However , Benicio Del Toro is terrific as famed Marxist philosopher .
` ` ' '' has a brilliant first half , but second half is repetitious , and boring . Steven Weber 's four - hour film is trying to make a point , but loses steam . However , Benicio Del Toro is terrific as famed Marxist philosopher .