Review of Veronica Guerin (2003) by Larissa N — 26 Jun 2011
Though the ever versatile Cate Blanchettâ(TM)s performance is brilliant and riveting as Veronica Guerin, it is hard to sympathize with this character. She is an Irish newspaper journalist who got on the wrong side of the drug lords of Dublin.
Immensely brave, but also reckless, she had dangled herself in the front of vengeful criminals for two whole years before she was ultimately murdered. Gerard McSorley was suitably chilling as the ruthless godfather, John Gilligan who controlled a colossal drug empire and a mob of Dublin gangland's most dangerous criminals.
I suppose martyrs attempts to spur change for the better that often come at the cost of their own happiness. Her death brought real change to Irish drug laws. Now that was a good turning point.
This review of Veronica Guerin (2003) was written by Larissa N on 26 June 2011.
Veronica Guerin has generally received positive reviews.
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