The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 150 Fresh: 124 Rotten:26 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Consensus:
The Motorcycle Diaries is heartfelt and profound in its rendering of the formative experiences that turn Ernesto "Che" Guerva into a famous revolutionary.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Theatrical Release: Sep 24, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $16,680,023
Synopsis: In 1952, a young medical student and a biochemist from Argentina set off on a road trip across South America. As they straddled their beaten up motorcycle, the men talked in awed tones of the sights they were about to experience. The record of their trip may have disappeared into the ether if one... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Moran, Jorge Chiarella
Director: Walter Salles
Screenwriter: Jose Rivera
Producer: Edgard Tenenbaum, Michael Nozik, Karen Tenkoff
Composer: Gustavo Santaolaya
Screenwriter: Jose Rivera
Producer: Edgard Tenenbaum, Michael Nozik, Karen Tenkoff
Composer: Gustavo Santaolaya
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A thought-provoking film, grounded in breathtaking scenery and engaging performances.
09/27/06
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01/26/06
The episodic nature of the road movie weakens the film’s momentum, but the longer sequences maintain sufficient interest to keep the viewer involved.
09/16/05
For most of the viewers, regardless of their political beliefs, THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES is a journey worth taking.
06/29/05
This is the kind of movie that a serious student of the art of filmmaking will relish.
04/17/05
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03/03/05
In a time when so many 'biopics' are predictable love-fests, it's great to see a film that digs back into a famous person's youth and explains HOW he became so influential.
03/03/05
The two leads are strong; but while the trip may have substantially moved the two travelers, the film doesn't move much until the last half-hour.
02/21/05
As a movie, The Motorcycle Diaries is beautiful, with strong acting, breathtaking location cinematography and a vibrant story. As history, it is more dubious.
02/18/05
The understated drama frequently takes a backseat to magnificent scenery, lusciously photographed by cinematographer Eric Gautier.
02/11/05
Many of the people they meet are unremarkable. In fact, the two main characters aren't all that interesting, either.
01/28/05
... marble immortals begin their lives as mere human children, susceptible to the delights and terrors of a humming and limited world.
12/26/04
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12/19/04
Left me less than sated and unprepared for its apolitical stance on a subject who was known for his leftist radicalism.
12/13/04
Filled with the vigour and humour of youth and the depth of idealism, but carried on a tide of visceral human experience
12/09/04
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