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Cate Blanchett gives another wonderful performance as "Veronica Guerin," a 2003 film also featuring Ciarin Hinds, Brenda Fricker, Gerard McSorley, and a tiny part done by Colin Farrell.This is based on the true story of an Irish reporter who was determined to expose the drug trade in Dublin, where streets were full of needles and children died. It takes her into some bad neighborhoods, but worse, it makes her and her family the target of very dangerous people. She is beaten, shot, threatened, and a gunshot comes through her windowCate Blanchett is pretty, funny, and vivacious here as an upbeat, brave woman who risks her life to get an important story. Veronica Guerin actually was instrumental in inciting people to riot against the drug dealers, having laws changed, and bringing down the crime rate. Unfortunately, she had to die to do it.

This was an extremely moving film, covering the life and death of the remarkable Veronica Guerin.It would have been easy to sentimentalize this story, but it unfolded in a realistic, down-to-earth fashion that somehow made Guerin's death all the more harrowing.However, Guerin was not painted as a tragic figure, but was shown throughout as a flawed and all-too-human figure (the incident with the skateboard at her son's party was very telling) who felt that she just HAD to continue with her crusade.It is impossible to over-praise Cate Blanchett's performance, varying from flirtatious and humorous to passionate and driven.Not an easy film to watch, but one that I cannot recommend highly enough.

As an n irish person i was expecting a bad film with joel shumacher directing but this is a great film.great because of the way veronica dedicated her life to something that was right.cate blanchet is superb and its sad that it took her death for the irish gorvernment to do something.an inspirational Film 8/10