BROTHERS Neil (Ben Barnes) and Ivan (Robert Sheehan) go to the same school as Paul Hewson.
The brothers form a band while Paul forms U2 and transforms into musical alter ego, Bono.
Neil covets his friend’s celebrity and when Paul reveals he wants Ivan to play second guitar in the band, Neil vetoes the suggestion. As U2 slowly conquer the world Neil and Ivan pursue their dreams in London.
They find a cheap warehouse apartment overseen by gay landlord Karl (Pete Postlethwaite) and next-door neighbour Gloria (Krysten Ritter) becomes their manager. As the band goes through various guises, Neil conceals how close Ivan came to being in U2.
Killing Bono should be a rip-roaring treat, there are some polished one-liners but it's hard to laugh when we're constantly irritated by Neil.
Barnes plies a credible Irish accent alongside co-star Sheehan, and the mercurial Pete Postlethwaite remind us of his deeply missed talents in a handful of colourful scenes but he deserved better than this for his swansong.
