Storyline
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
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Cast
Colin Farrell, Ciarán Hinds, Cate Blanchett, Ned Dennehy, David Murray, Gerard McSorley, Karl Shiels, Darragh Kelly, Joe Hanley, Brenda Fricker, Laurence Kinlan, Gabrielle Reidy, Barry Barnes, Alan Devine, David Herlihy, Mark Lambert, Don Wycherley, Paul Roe, Maria McDermottroe, Charlotte Bradley, Simon O'Driscoll, Paul Ronan, Gerry O'Brien, Emmet Bergin, Garrett Keogh, Paudge Behan, Barry McEvoy, Gina Costigan
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Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly
Her death was shocking; this well-made telling of her life is inspiring.
80
A luminous performance from Cate Blanchett lies at the heart of Joel Schumacher's impressive drama.
80
Veronica Guerin paid with her life. This film would make her proud, for it is ultimately not depressing but -- we say without a shred of journalistic irony -- inspiring.
80
L.A. Weekly
For once, it's no stretch for Jerry Bruckheimer to turn a human life into an action movie. Give or take a pack of screaming clichés in Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue's screenplay, Joel Schumacher's propulsive thriller is also a smart character study, with Cate Blanchett as the jewel in its crown.
60
The supporting perfs provide the real drama, especially Hinds' excellent turn as the outwardly macho but inwardly broken Traynor, and McSorley's simmering portrayal of the psychotic Gilligan
