Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
10
2020
1 hr 31 min
Documentary
, Music
The story of The Boomtown Rats, who fought a conservative Ireland, broke through the UK punk scene, scored global No 1 hits and revolutionised the world with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid.
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- Cast:
- Bob Geldof , Sting , Bono , Sinéad O'Connor
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Good concept, poorly executed.
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A Disappointing Continuation
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I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
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Blistering performances.
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