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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5017188811941
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 182225
Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 2003
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Ireland's most beloved and tragic contemporary hero/martyr gets the Hollywood treatment in the fact-based thriller Veronica Guerin, an average film made recommendable for a fine performance by Cate Blanchett in the title role. The life, work, and assassination of the slain Irish journalist is respectfully chronicled in this gritty, streetwise biopic by director Joel Schumacher, beginning with her 1996 murder (by Irish gangsters) and flashing back to her diligent efforts, begun in 1994, to expose the drug trade that plagued Ireland for most of the decade. Blanchett is flawless in a role that combines passion, courage, and recklessness in a way that doesn't sugar-coat Guerin's character or imbue her with artificial heroics. Unfortunately, Schumacher (who makes room for an unbilled Colin Farrell cameo) and a naggingly unsophisticated screenplay turn Guerin's complex story into a conventionally accessible thriller that sometimes seems too good to be true, which is ironic given that Guerin's story was fictionalized in the marginally better 2000 film When the Sky Falls, starring Joan Allen. Recommendable for Blanchett's performance and two memorably villainous roles for Ciarán Hinds and Gerald McSorley, Veronica Guerin is an adequate tribute that could and should have been exceptional. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A moving and gripping film
I thought this was a brilliant film, very moving and non-sensational. The performance Cate Blanchett gives is outstanding, and the film tells the story of a brave journalist very well. I also thought it covered a lot of interesting issues and I would strongly recommend it.
Rating: - Veronica Guerin too EXCELLENT to NOT watch!
I've read about Veronica Guerin and some of what she did to pull Dublin out of the gutter at a serious cost. I was not disappointed in the filmed version of her story. Not expecting a tear-jerker, so the flow of tears at the end was a sad suprise. For people who have an ancesterial link to Northern Ireland/Ireland, this is a must watch. For everyone else, don't miss this wonderful, yet so tragic, true tale of drug society under the unforgiving lights of scrutiny!
Rating:  - Excellent for a movie on a true story...
They did a remarkable job making a movie on Veri's life...she was a remarkable person. She wasn't afraid to speak the truth and didn't let the bad guys intimidate her. I recommend watching, especially if you're from Ireland and know the real story. I keep watching it over and over again!
Rating:  - Tiresome
Crusading journalist genre flick. Everyone speaks in a thick Irish brogue that tests your patience, not to mention comprehension. The film would have you believe that the journo's death was responsible for all but eradicating drugs in Ireland. I don't think so. Still, the acting and dialogue are pretty good, as is the cinematography. The director is a champ.
Rating: - Review Veronica Guerin
A fact-filled "documentary" about Dublins recent past...concerning a Journalistand her impact on drugs and drug-dealing and organised crime in Ireland. Played with quality by Cate Blanchette (I love her) ...but seemed lacking in some of the qualities that make a good movie.......more background into the other characters, maybe more of an embelishment all around, in all aspects.
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