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Veronica Guerin Reviews

2003

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The true story of the assassinated Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin. Veronica was the crime reporter for the Sunday Independant investigating the criminal underworld in Ireland when she was gunned down in 1996. Read more

Starring	Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Gerard McSorley, Barry Barnes
Director	Joel Schumacher
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama

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- Reporter Veronica Guerin made a difference. After a series of probing investigative articles for her Dublin Sunday... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  - 2
  Dark and Engaging
  
  This film is a 'must see' for everyone. At times exciting, funny and weepy, it is made all the more poignant for being a true story. Superb acting by ... read more »
  
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  - S Little
  - Kent, England
  - 02 Feb 2004 at 15:04
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  - 0
  Great film, poorly received at the time. History will perhaps vindicate.
  
  Why was this film not more sucessful? The rehabilitation of SinnFein IRA, and I do not use parentheseson purpose, into a quasi polititcal party with whom the ... read more »
  
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- - Shorty45
  - 7 reviews
  - Wolverhampton
  - 09 Jan 2012 at 00:56
- - 1
  - 0
  a true hero her death was not in vain
  
  i take me hat off to this brave lady her death was not in vain she is a brave reporter determined to expose the drugs war that plague inner communities even ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 01 Sep 2011 at 21:35
- - 1
  - 2
  Average Average
  
  Average sums this film up-just didn't have enough substance and lacking in cinematic feel throughout. Really struggled to be excited by this.
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 164 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 29 Aug 2011 at 15:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Each to their own
  
  Very disappointed. Good cast but dreadfull over the top acting. Got so annoyed and frustrated that I didn't bother to watch it through to the end.
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Aug 2011 at 17:01
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  - 0
  good film
  
  I would defo recommend this film to others, the story of a journalists dedication to her job thats leads to the loss of her own life
  
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- - MalibuEm
  - 21 reviews
  - 22 Jun 2011 at 20:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Dark and powerful docufilm.
  
  My title could be linked to the reporter herself and her life.
  
  A very gritty and unnerving portrayal of the renowned reporter by Kate Blanchett. It&#... read more »
  
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- - Nuka
  - 36 reviews
  - Worcester Park
  - 23 Nov 2010 at 00:20
- - 0
  - 0
  A nice suprise
  
  Really great acting. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 11 Nov 2010 at 10:36
- - 1
  - 0
  Intense and gritty
  
  The hard hitting real life story of the murdered journalist Veronica Guerin. Her desire to name and shame the murky, evil Irish drug dealers made her a ... read more »
  
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- - zedphelan
  - 84 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Aug 2010 at 16:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Not to be missed..
  
  I was familiar with the story before watching the film, however nothing prepared me for the gruelling/harrowing version of events Joel Schumacher has produced... read more »
  
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  - South Wales
  - 03 Aug 2010 at 07:44
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  Veronica Guerin
  
  A gritty story based on true story. Veronica Guerin is a journalist in Ireland and she is trying to unravel information about the criminal underworld.
  
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  - Ipswich
  - 03 Apr 2010 at 08:38
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- - 32
  - 2
  Dark and Engaging
  
  This film is a 'must see' for everyone. At times exciting, funny and weepy, it is made all the more poignant for being a true story. Superb acting by ... read more »
  
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  - S Little
  - Kent, England
  - 02 Feb 2004 at 15:04
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  - 6
  Spotlight on recent Irish history
  
  I came to Veronica Guerin with more than a little trepidation - after all, it's directed by Joel Schumacher, who gave us Batman and Robin - but the presence... read more »
  
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- - Nigel Burris
  - Basildon, Essex
  - 28 Mar 2004 at 23:12
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  Quality Movie, Passionate, True Story.
  
  Excellent film, which makes you think, which is a rarity with modern 'money-generating' film making.
  
  Veronica was a newspaper journalist, ... read more »
  
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- - Eva Goda
  - Cheltenham, England.
  - 06 Feb 2004 at 12:49
- - 11
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  Powerful
  
  An excellent film of high drama.
  
  Although a true story it was hard to contemplate the life she choose to live. Gripping and violent in places a film ... read more »
  
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- - courierdan
  - Antrim
  - 19 May 2004 at 20:08
- - 7
  - 0
  A Gritty Drama
  
  I saw this film over a week ago now, and I still see images that are burned into my brain from this film. The opening scenes of children in the playground ... read more »
  
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- - Richard Quinn
  - Matlock, Derbyshire
  - 11 Aug 2004 at 12:40
- - 7
  - 3
  Better than the average Irish film.
  
  I found the reviews by S Little from Kent, Eva Goda from Cheltenham, Nigel Burris from Basildon a very good summary of the film and so have little to add.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Chelmsford, Essex
  - 01 Jul 2004 at 09:22
- - 6
  - 0
  Superb film
  
  What a brilliant film. Cate Blanchett is the best choice to play for this base on true story role. Highly recommend to other members.
  
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- - MamPretty
  - West Midlands
  - 24 May 2004 at 14:00
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  Veronica Guerin (2003)
  
  Based on real events, it is the second telling of this story, the first was 'When The Sky Falls' (2000) starring Joan Allen. .................... ... read more »
  
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- - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, England
  - 10 Jan 2006 at 22:04
- - 6
  - 2
  A real Queen of Hearts
  
  I watched this film whilst in Ireland(Naas -Prounounced Naice) I was actually staying in the same village veronica was in court for speeding for on the day she ... read more »
  
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- - Andrew B
  - Birmingham
  - 10 Feb 2004 at 10:40
- - 5
  - 1
  Real drama
  
  Viewed as a straight drama, without considering any real-world connections there may be, this is a cracking film. It tells the (reputedly true) story of how an ... read more »
  
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- 303935
- - mianh
  - West Midlands
  - 25 May 2004 at 10:11

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  The true story of the assassinated Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin. Veronica was the crime reporter for the Sunday Independant investigating the criminal underworld in Ireland when she was gunned down in 1996....