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Killing Bono
Directed by
Nick Hamm
2011
1h 55m
R
Comedy
,
Drama
,
Music
6.3
55%
47%
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Two brothers attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
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Cast of Killing Bono
Ben Barnes
Neil McCormick
Robert Sheehan
Ivan McCormick
Pete Postlethwaite
Karl
Krysten Ritter
Gloria
Ralph Brown
Leo
Justine Waddell
Danielle
Luke Treadaway
Nick
Martin McCann
Bono
Peter Serafinowicz
Hammond
Hugh O'Conor
Gary
Lisa McAllister
Erika
Stanley Townsend
Danny Machin
John Prudhont
Frankie
Mark Griffin
The Edge
Sam Corry
Paul McGuinness
Seán Doyle
Larry Mullen Jr.
Joni Kamen
Joss
Sean Duggan
Liam
Killing Bono Reviews
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
A shapeless rock-music caper that, like its deluded antihero, just doesn't know when to stop.
AV Club
Noel Murray
There's a difference between "funny" and "comedy," and the movie adaptation of Killing Bono tries way too hard to be nutty, at the expense of just getting across what McCormick knows.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Hamm's movie is sparky and fun, and full of affectionate pokes at the '80s music scene. It's also, in terms of music biopics, probably better than the real thing.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
A charming admixture of "Goodfellas" and "Almost Famous," "Killing Bono" is a fanciful rock tale that is nevertheless based on a true story.
Film.com
Christine Champ
Funny, irreverent, slightly bitter, and brimming with self-importance and self-loathing.
IFC.com
Matt Singer
An amusingly fluffy musical biopic.
Movieline
Alison Willmore
Neil's not a very likable protagonist - he's actually often awful - but who can't relate to that nagging certainty that one's destined for great things?
Slant Magazine
Jesse Cataldo
Killing Bono never really gets going, mostly because it has no real idea of how to convey joy, pain, or any type of emotional progression.
NPR
Mark Jenkins
While Barnes and Sheehan are persuasive as the squabbling siblings, the music-biz mockery is blunt and obvious.
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
The migraine of a story arc needed sharp comedy reflexes or, at least, a live-wire/slummy star turn and got neither.
Hollywood Reporter
Jordan Mintzer
This cleverly conceived, behind-the-scenes tale features fine lead performances and enough nods to the epic group's early days to interest fans outside the U.K.
Variety
Leslie Felperin
Dialogue is occasionally sharp, even genuinely funny at times, but not often enough to support the farcical antics of the last act.
Film Threat
Jessica Baxter
Despite having plenty of guns, drugs and danger,[Killing Bono] isn't really all that dark.
JoBlo's Movie Network
Chris Bumbray
It's certainly lightweight, but there's nothing at all wrong with that. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Television Without Pity
Ethan Alter
Killing Bono's rise-and-fall arc is a little predictable, but the cast is spirited and U2 fans should get a kick out of the references to the band's early days.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Don't expect any factual expose about the formative years of U2; this is more of a rock farce in which the band is sort of a plot device.
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin
the story of what would charitably be called a wackadoo
Den of Geek
Michael Leader
It is a shame, but after its intriguing opening, Killing Bono squanders all of its promise.
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