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One thing few will disagree on is the quality of the film's acting, especially by Gael García Bernal as Guevara and Rodrigo de la Serna as his friend. Both effortlessly embody the footloose, sometimes feckless quality of this "On the Road"-style adventure.
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A gorgeous, poetic and stirring epic.
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A superb film.
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The result is a rare and precious work. The Motorcycle Diaries is an epic road movie with everything you'd want from such a film: laughs, kicks, adventures, pathos, poetry, natural beauty, strange encounters and friendship tested and strengthened.
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Lovely, heartfelt and unforced.
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Mr. Bernal's soulful, magnetic performance notwithstanding, the real star of the film is South America itself, revealed in the cinematographer Eric Gautier's misty green images as a land of jarring and enigmatic beauty.
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Soulful and reflective film, as gentle as it is potent.
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Provides a smart, insightful prologue to the career of the man who continues to inspire countless people around the world.
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A mesmerizing look at an asthmatic, rich-boy medical student in the act of discovering his insurgent spirit.
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More coming-of-age story than biopic, this Guevara odyssey is a transformative adventure well worth watching.
