Review of Veronica Guerin (2003) by Deadly V — 22 Sep 2012

Cate Blanchett is as good as always, but the film didn't work.

This review of Veronica Guerin (2003) was written by Deadly V on 22 September 2012.

Veronica Guerin has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Veronica Guerin

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Joel N (121) on 24 Mar 2010

Kind of creepy in parts, but overall Cate Blanchett and Ciaran Hinds do a great turn in this thriller…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Duncan C (155) on 15 Aug 2010

Joel Schumacher directed this…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Jeff P (647) on 29 Jan 2013

Yet another nail in the coffin that Cate Blanchett, is one of the finest actresses of our times. Super versatile and adaptable…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Bill D (306) on 17 Apr 2012

A good film overall. I liked the camera shots of write-director, Shane McCabe…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Nicky B (121) on 26 Jul 2010

One of cate best movie I ever seeing ... great story…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 14 Aug 2016

Manages to tell the story in generally taut, credible fashion, rising frequently on the strength of a gallery of fine performances even…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Ripö M (410) on 06 Apr 2010

Possibly the worst bits of MI-5 spliced together into a series of outtakes and presented as a cohesive narrative. Grim, earnest, unpleasant…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Vincent F (84) on 22 Jun 2013

Out standing and inspiring film of a life that was courageously lived and made a huge difference…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Ivan R (121) on 18 Mar 2018

Blanchett gives another great performance…

Read Review

Review of Veronica Guerin (2003)

By Francis S (52) on 05 May 2012

True story of a reporter delving into the underworld of drug barons in Ireland, played by the excellant Blanchett. In 1996 Veronica was gunned down…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Wild at Heart (1990)

By Hal Hinson (447) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 Aug 2008

What Wild at Heart feels like is a kind of housecleaning -- a disjointed collection of images and odd snatches of ideas that the director…

Read Review

Review of The Straight Story (1999)

By Burniev (1) on 04 Jul 2007

I never dreamt there were bad movies without Steven Seagal, it was a horror to sit through…

Read Review

Review of Monster (2003)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Sep 2007

Phony choppers and a startling resemblance to Jon Voight aren't enough to transform Theron into Wuornos, and I didn't buy either the…

Read Review

Review of Shaft (2000)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 30 Nov 2007

What Jackson's Shaft can't do is talk the talk, or much of anything else, in director John Singleton's feature-length insult to one of the…

Read Review

Review of Erin Brockovich (2000)

By William H (687) on 14 Jan 2011

I just don't like bitches. On tha flipside, the movie has powerful truths…

Read Review

Review of Schindler's List (1993)

By Garyl. (2) on 11 Aug 2008

It was such a banal film, I think Spielberg rather wanted the audiences to symphathize with the Jews in the Holocaust rather than let the…

Read Review

Review of Dial M for Murder (1954)

By Matt C (2,668) on 28 Nov 2012

To call Dial M for Murder brilliant would be a gross understatement…

Read Review

Review of Shaft (1971)

By Dino B (207) on 24 Mar 2014

I watched this yesterday and think it's pretty horrible.. im not sure where all this good reception is coming from.. :S…

Read Review

Review of Cube Zero (2004)

By James M (2,946) on 20 Sep 2014

I was surprised to learn this series managed three films considering the simple premise but it works, and the third film is still good…

Read Review

Review of Killing Zoe (1993)

By Mike W (1,027) on 08 Sep 2016

Pre-heist is decent, the heist is awful, shoot outs are wank and the ending is so predictable. Only highlight is Delpy…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews