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`The Motorcycle Diaries'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Chris Hewitt
A "have" takes a walk on the "have-not" side in the bracingly beautiful "The Motorcycle Diaries."
Gael Garcia Bernal plays Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, a young adventurer who will become "Che" Guevara: student, revolutionary and star of "Evita." "The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on a memoir by Guevara's friend, Alberto, who spent half a year meandering around South America with him, soaking up life.
Guevara begins the journey as a privileged mama's boy ("Put on the scarf now, honey!" his mom yells) and by the end, he is committed to social and political change in South America. You can argue the methods and morality of ...
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