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Veronica Guerin (2003)

Veronica Guerin (2003)
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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joel Schumacher take on the real-life story of an assassinated Irish journalist in the dramatic thriller Veronica Guerin. Cate Blanchett appears as the title character, a relentless crime reporter for The Sunday Independent during the early '90s. Guerin's violent murder in 1996 led to a revision of Ireland's laws and the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau. The movie picks up with her pursuit of the underground drug trade in Dublin, which she suspects is led by mobster Martin "The General" Cahill (Gerry O'Brien). When Cahill's gang is attacked, she suspects mobster Gerry "The Monk" Hutch (Alan Devine) is responsible. Not deterred by threats or gunshot wounds, she uses thug John Traynor (Ciarán Hinds) as an informer to help out her investigation of psychotic mobster John Gilligan (Gerard McSorley). Schumacher's protégé Colin Farell appears in a small role. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Starring:
Cate BlanchettGerard McSorley, (more)
Director(s):
Joel Schumacher
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joel Schumacher take on the real-life story of an assassinated Irish journalist in the dramatic thriller Veronica Guerin. Cate Blanchett appears as the title character, a relentless crime reporter for The Sunday Independent during the early '90s. Guerin's violent murder in 1996 led to a revision of Ireland's laws and the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau. The movie picks up with her pursuit of the underground drug trade in Dublin, which she suspects is led by mobster Martin "The General" Cahill (Gerry O'Brien). When Cahill's gang is attacked, she suspects mobster Gerry "The Monk" Hutch (Alan Devine) is responsible. Not deterred by threats or gunshot wounds, she uses thug John Traynor (Ciarán Hinds) as an informer to help out her investigation of psychotic mobster John Gilligan (Gerard McSorley). Schumacher's protégé Colin Farell appears in a small role. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
98 mins

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Director(s):
Joel Schumacher
Writer(s):
Carol DoyleMary Agnes Donoghue
Producer(s):
Jerry Bruckheimer
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Adult Language, Drug Content, Violence)
Categories:
Independent Films
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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Fred H.

The acting was excellent & the ending was very powerful . The movie is definetly worth watching

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ABHIJIT L.

I am a big Cate Blanchett fan. Loved the movie. Worth spending your time in front of the TV.

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Sally N.

This story about a journalist who put her life on the line for a story about the drug world was interesting, but very violent and full of reprehensible characters. It is clear that her passion compelled her to pursue these people, but you wonder why she didn't just stop when it became obvious that it wasn't going to end well. Although produced wonderfully, and Cate does a marvelous job, it was very hard to watch. And in the end, only when something horrendous happened did reform actually take place. Which, is extremely frustrating, albeit typical, but not something I really cared to watch.

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