Edited sentence: Eva Peròn is a difficult character to write about, even more so to understand.It is sad that such a monumental and grandiose effort tells the public so little of what Eva actually did.Moviegoers will surely be delighted with the indisputable skills of Parker, but it is to be hoped they research the actual story.Obviously if Eva Peròn had not been a dictator for several years then there would be no story to tell.The film concludes with an incredible state funeral for Evita, who is beloved by the people and who gets a goodbye kiss from Che.The film continues Alan Parker's tradition of immaculate sense of direction, timing and drive, and his expert eye for light effects first prominent on Midnight Express.The musical makes light of Eva's years in power and what she actually accomplished, and this is taken to extremes in the film where you see a triumphant Eva for a few seconds, then a circus-clown extrvaganza, And the Money Kept Rolling In, with Banderas frolicking in new potable water, then the dying Eva that she is best remembered as.The one shortcoming of this film is the undue attention paid to Eva's rise and Eva's fall.The principal tension of the film is between Eva and Che (Antonio Banderas) who serves as a narrator/critic, originally supporting Evita and Juan Perón and then falling away from them as they waver from their populist pledge.This fault actually begins with the original musical, but in this screenplay it becomes even more pronounced.This, together with Madonna's acting, is enough to make the film worth seeing for everyone