Film Review – Bono: Stories of Surrender

Bono has a healthy ego. He’s been part of the band U2 for nearly 50 years, experiencing all kinds of incredible creative and financial success, even achieving a level of political influence as his charitable interests intensified. Nobody thinks more highly of Bono than Bono, and it’s precisely this theatricality that powers all of “Stories of Surrender,” which brings the singer’s one-man show to screens under the care of director Andrew Dominik (“Blonde,” “Killing Them Softly,” and “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”), who seems to understand the best way to present the performer. Bono’s been big for most of his career, offered a chance to physically interpret sections of his 2022 memoir for an audience at a New York City theater, and this cinematic experience is strictly reserved for fans. However, there’s artistry from Dominik and passion from Bono, collaborating on an emotional journey of achievement and loss that goes a bit beyond the U2 Story, and music supports the odyssey, offering a fresh perspective on old songs. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com