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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Carol Doyle (story)
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Release Date:
17 October 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Why would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin?
Plot:
An Irish journalist is assassinated by drug dealers she wrote about in a series of stories. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations more
User Comments:
Praise be to the courageous journalist we can trust to keep our world safe... more (96 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cate Blanchett ... Veronica Guerin
Gerard McSorley ... John Gilligan

Ciarán Hinds ... John Traynor
Brenda Fricker ... Bernie Guerin
Don Wycherley ... Chris Mulligan
Barry Barnes ... Graham Turley
Simon O'Driscoll ... Cathal Turley
Emmet Bergin ... Aengus Fanning
Charlotte Bradley ... Anne Harris
Mark Lambert ... Willie Kealy
Garrett Keogh ... Tony Gregory
Maria McDermottroe ... Geraldine Gilligan
Paudge Behan ... Brian Meehan
Joe Hanley ... Eugene 'Dutchie' Holland

David Murray ... Charles Bowden
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chasing the Dragon: The Veronica Guerin Story (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
98 min | USA:92 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The dance scene where Veronica dances with her family to "Everlasting Love" was added in on the spot by Cate Blanchett. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Traynor meets with Veronica on a pier in Dublin, he parks his car right behind Veronica's car, between two small pillars. When their meeting is over, Veronica drives away, which should be impossible because the exit off the pier is completely blocked by Traynor's car and the pillars. more
Quotes:
Veronica Guerin: You'd do the same. If you saw those kids on the street, you would do the same. more
Movie Connections:
References Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Everlasting Love more

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Praise be to the courageous journalist we can trust to keep our world safe..., 14 October 2003
Author: janyeap from Washington, DC

This biographical drama grips me so emotionally from the beginning to the end. The contents are so intense that I could literally feel the strain on my body muscles at its end. Cate Blanchett's performance as Veronica Guerin is top-notched. She brings out a character that Ireland can proudly call a true daughter. Guerin was one journalist whose professionalism and belief prevented her from kowtowing to any corrupted system - even the threat of death. Director Joel Schumacher has created a powerful movie that pays true honor to Guerin.

This film has a superb cast of actors. Their characters come through the screen as very real people. Gerard McSorley's impressive performance as John Gilligan will be unforgettable. Oh yes, watch out for Colin Ferrel's cameo. Director Joel Schumacher's way of introducing the audience to the Sunday Independent newspaper's investigative journalist is so appropriate. It generated my curiosity and urge to get behind the uncanny story of the martyred icon. Yep, I was mesmerized by the Guerin character, following and watching every move and act this energetic woman made – up to a point I started gasping with disbelief. Then the flashback followed. Oh yes, every scene flowed with immense power and spirit to document Guerin's suicidal fanaticism and mission. In a very impressively dramatic, yet easy-to-follow, well paced-way, the story of Guerin's background unfolds. I witnessed the type of dangerous and trouble-filled environment facing her. I saw her as a workaholic mother, surrounded by loving family members who were willing to compromise to her very unconventional traits. I was given hints that there was a softer side within her that she refused to make public. The film provides very subtle indications that speak of Guerin's unusual urge to stay a winner – even as a young girl.

This film carries enough shocking scenes to make me understand the driving force behind her seemingly senseless acts. Every word in the dialogue did fill the gap, offering me a better understanding of her character. Blanchett definitely breathes life into the Guerin character with phenomenal credibility and vitality, allowing her personality to shine with such unique journalistic dedication, honesty, courage, determination and obsession. What I see on screen is a woman with true guts – an absolute winner. `I vow that the eyes of justice, the eyes of this journalist will not be shut again,` Blanchett's character has said. `No hand can deter me from my battle for the truth.' Repeatedly, I saw her facing death threats and physical attacks. My anxiety continued to crush me as I watch the evil surrounding her.

Does it always have to take a murder of a tenacious person to channel out public outcry, disgust and legislative actions to fight a crime? Veronica Guerin paid a price for devoting her career and life to exposing Dublin's drug barons and underworld leaders. I salute her. Like Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, she belongs to the best category of journalists who will make the world a safer place to live. This film captures the same vitality as the inspirational ‘Bloody Sunday.' It's definitely a film not to miss.

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