The Motorcycle Diaries
Focus Features | Release Date: September 24, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
31
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Lovely to look at but insipid. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Glazed over by its worship of Che Guevara. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
It's much easier to linger on his youthful idealism than on how that idealism eventually manifested itself. It certainly makes for a much prettier picture. But when your subject is Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara, it is disingenuous. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Much of the film glides past with a slightly purposeless elegance. Astounding landscapes rise and fall away; enticing women glance and dance and disappear. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
A gorgeously burnished vintage post card come to life, Motorcycle Diaries has about as much depth and emotional currency as the cardboard that post card would be stamped on. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
It never conjures up any coherent drama of its own, focusing instead on the historical destiny of Bernal's beefcake messiah. Read full review
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