Review – The Motorcycle Diaries

Though somewhat cliché-ridden, this nonetheless turns out to be an entertaining and understated (at least compared to most Hollywood fare) portrait of the tour of South America shared by two men: Alberto Granada and Ernesto Guevara. What starts out as a middle-class-kids-road-tripping-on-a-motorcycle experience turns into a profound discovery of the plight of the downtrodden, particularly after the bike breaks down and our heroes are forced to continue their journey on foot. The course of the plot is I suppose more than a little pre-ordained when one of the protagonists later grows up to be Che Guevara. But predictability aside, this is a pleasant story supported by good acting and some spectacular cinematography. Worth seeing