Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh delivers this ambitious and sprawling biopic of one of the 20th century's most influential political figures.

In the first 137-minute segment, The Argentine, we meet Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a young Argentinean doctor who teams up with Fidel Castro to overthrow the corrupt Cuban dictatorship run by Fulgencio Batista.

Che's commitment to the cause impresses everyone and soon he is one of the leaders of this burgeoning guerrilla movement. Against all odds, Castro, Che, and their undermanned forces charge forward, conquering Batista's forces on their way to an expected showdown with the man himself.

Soderbergh films this first segment with beautiful widescreen photography and intercuts the story of the revolution with Che's 1964 appearance at the United Nations in New York, recreating that event in documentary style. But as impressive as these technical attributes are, it is Del Toro who steals the show.