Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

  • Director: Joel Schumacher
  • Writer: Carol Doyle,Mary Agnes Donoghue
  • Countries of origin: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 17, 2003
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Chasing the Dragon: The Veronica Guerin Story
  • "The Veronica Guerin Story" is a biographical film released by Touchstone on November 17, 2003, directed by Joel Schumache and starring Catherine Elise Blanchett and Colin Farrell .
    The film tells the story of Veronica Galin, a female journalist from Northern Ireland, who sacrificed her precious life in order to find out who was behind the drug trade. 

    Details

    • Release date October 17, 2003
    • Filming locations Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
    • Production companies Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Persevere Productions Ltd.

    Box office

    Budget

    $17,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,571,504

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $611,276

    Gross worldwide

    $9,439,660

    Movie reviews

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    • By Leonel 2022-03-20 08:01:23

      An unwritten review

      No matter how much emotion and passion agitated in my heart, it seemed impossible for me to write a review of this film. What am I writing? If I were still me 4 years ago, a college journalism student, I would write, I see hope, dream, see a glorious thorny road, but now I tell you what I see today, I Envy:
          As a journalist, she prides herself on 300,000 readers and writes for their demands (and our newspapers have even more readers), she gets help from the police to find criminal...

    • By Samson 2022-03-20 08:01:23

      About news, about ideals.

      In the third year of junior high school, I took the train from Sichuan back to Xinjiang alone. During the three-day and two-night journey, I chatted with an uncle who was in the next bed. In the end, my uncle said, I think you will be very suitable to be a reporter in the future. I smiled and said, right?
      After returning to Xinjiang, in order to cooperate with the teacher's lecture, I was arranged to conduct a mock interview with my classmates in class. After class, the teacher told me...

    • By Arvilla 2022-03-20 08:01:23

      first degree death report

      Red sports cars, traffic lights, black motorcycles, knights in helmets, shattered glass, screams, gunshots, blood, the woman in the car was killed, and the murderer left behind.

      On June 26, 1996, in Dublin, Ireland, female journalist Veronica Guerin was shot and killed by two gunmen while waiting for a traffic light. During her lifetime, she devoted herself to following a report on a drug trafficking syndicate, dug up the secret leader of the syndicate, was intimidated by shooting,...

    • By Kadin 2022-03-20 08:01:23

      Is someone really insisting

      From the movie's point of view, the first 40 minutes were really scattered and difficult to get into the play. If it wasn't for the fans of the Demon King, I would have really given up on the show.
        From 40 minutes later, into the play.
        The Demon King really took his fear into the woods. Including being shot at home, sitting on the ground hoarse, helpless and frightened; when he was beaten by John Gilligan, he panicked and drove the car and ran away with his tail tucked; when he...

    • By Johnathon 2022-03-20 08:01:23

      waste actor

      Such a great character, but Schumacher was so mediocre and boring. For Cate Blanchett, the soundtrack itself is very good, but the ending is stacked in large sections, which is suspected of being deliberately sensational. The whole film is very scattered, the line of events is not clear, and the climax cannot be grasped. Even if I know that this is an adaptation of a real event, I was slightly shocked when Veronica died, but that's it. This is a very flat character, only her hard image in...

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    • By Mina 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      The narrative feels very fresh. Kate was at the peak of her acting skills at that time. The contrast and reflections before and after her death are self-evident - to be a mortal and live an ordinary life or be a hero to die in awe. The music of the film is quite...

    • By Berniece 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      Everywhere a representative of justice has sacrificed, and when the murderer is the...

    • By Daphnee 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      Strong women seen in a hotel in...

    • By Gloria 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      Refreshing and in place. The Irish don't care more than the islanders. It can be regarded as a relatively neglected film by Blanche, but the performance is really much higher than that of the Tower of Babel and Benjamin...

    • By Shanna 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      A biography of a martyred journalist, with undisguised...

    Movie plot

    In the turbulent Northern Ireland, drug crimes are rampant, countless families are deeply affected by drugs, and many children have suffered huge physical and mental damage because of drugs, and corrupt police agencies are simply unable to effectively combat this crime.
    Northern Irish female journalist Veronica Galin ( Catherine Elise Blanchett ) is a man of the day, a contemporary "hero". She is the ace reporter for the well-known...
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    Background creation

    The film invested 17 million US dollars, which is a low-cost production. For director Joel Schumache , who is good at dealing with low-budget productions, this will not be any hindrance. What's more , Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer who once undertook "Pearl Harbor" and "Black Hawk Down" , guided behind the scenes, which has made a good guarantee for the quality of the film. 
    During filming, production designer Nathan Crowley and...
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    Evaluation action

    "The Veronica Guerin Story" takes aim at drugs as a chronic disease of Western society. It is conceivable that the influence of the film will be self-evident. (Sina Entertainment Review) 
    The film is based on true events. The film faithfully reproduces the touching story of the British female journalist Veronica Gaeling who struggled to find the truth and even gave her precious life. It is a rare film with the same theme. (NetEase...
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    Movie quotes

    • Veronica Guerin: You'd do the same. If you saw those kids on the street, you would do the same.

    • Veronica Guerin: It'll be worse for me, and it'll be worse for journalism or any journalist if I was to be intimidated. Then that means they've won, and they're not going to win.

    • Veronica Guerin: You think I want to do this, do ya? I don't want to do it, I have to do it!