Ian Hart

Domhnall Gleeson

Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Paul Rhys

Owen Roe

Aoife Duffin

Lesley-Ann Halvey

Aonghus Og McAnally

Pádraic Delaney

Chris Dunlop

Simon Coury

Bush Moukarzel

Ingrid Craigie

Andrew Whipp

Conor Mullen

Mark Tankersley

Jim Roche

Dave Young

Mark Huberman

Nicholas Renton

Joe Dunlop

Robert Cooper

Catherine Magee

Kate Triggs

Owen McPolin

Tony Cranstoun

Fiona Daly

Sheelagh Power

Gillian Chaiside

Alison Byrne

Eileen Buggy

Caoimhe Doyle

Jean McGrath

Chiara Murphy

Stephen Rennicks

Hugh Drumm

Drama

TV Movie

When Harvey Met Bob

Element Pictures

United Kingdom

Peter McGinn

This was quite entertaining when it wasn’t irritating, and I must hereby confess that all of my irritation emanated from the Bob Geldof character. Okay, I know, he was the inspired, ethical (when it suited his goals) punk rocker who gave birth to and oversaw the miracle that was Live Aid, and he deserves all the accolades he gets.

And yet, as the movie progressed, Harvey emerged from Geldof’s shadow to become the real hero of the story, in my mind. How on this green Earth did he put up with the petulant, uncompromising grandstanding actions of his counterpart, who was willing to burn down the house by rolling the dice on a bet the other guy will blink first?

Now I also recognize that this movie isn’t about the music but rather the administration and planning required to make it happen, Still, when I heard clips of music from the Live Aid performers, I wished they could play the entire songs. Also, what is the deal with Geldof’s wife/girlfriend? Did she not have a personality? A few more scenes with her might have been demonstrative about how the hero is thought of in his own home.

So I had issues with the movie, but it is worth watching once, dudes and dudettes.

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