The read
A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%, Metacritic 55/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
348 audience votes
Key crew
- Harry Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Joel SchumacherDirector
- Carol DoyleScreenplay
- Mary Agnes DonoghueScreenplay
Cast
- Cate BlanchettVeronica Guerin
- Gerard McSorleyJohn Gilligan
- Ciarán HindsJohn Traynor
- Brenda FrickerBernie Guerin
- Don WycherleyChris Mulligan
- Barry BarnesGraham Turley
- Simon O'DriscollCathal Turley
- Emmet BerginAengus Fanning
- Charlotte BradleyAnn Harris
- Mark LambertWilly Kealy
- Garrett KeoghTony Gregory
- Maria McDermottroeGeraldine Gilligan
