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Veronica Guerin

2003

Joel Schumacher

Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Gerard McSorley, Brenda Fricker ...

6.3

3,918

Drama. Thriller In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful drug lords battling for absolute control. Their most fearsome opponent wasn't the police but the courageous journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), who covered the crime beat with unmatched intensity. Balancing home and family against her responsibility to her readers and country, she stopped at nothing to expose them.

	Author	Review
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Blanchett's role as complex heroine elevates 'Veronica Guerin'. (...) Schumacher has crafted a smart, brisk thriller. More than that, he's given us a compelling character study"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The filmmakers have succeeded in making Guerin's fascinating story tedious and formulaic, and in making a real-life drama seem as phony as mediocre television."	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Cate Blanchett plays Guerin in a way that fascinated me for reasons the movie probably did not intend. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Stella Papamichael BBC	"Unfortunately there's nary a moment between posturing when you get to see what really made the woman tick (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"Cate Blanchett is a vital presence as Veronica and should have romantic teenagers lining up to get into journalism school"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Cate Blanchett is the spark that keeps this well-meaning but by-the-numbers biopic going (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Damon Wise Empire	"Schumacher handles the drama with surprising restraint and never shies away from the ugly truth of this violent world (...) A thoughtful interpretation of a very modern tragedy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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