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Directed by Joel Schumacher
USA 2003
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Based on a True Story! Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) stars as Veronica Guerin in this action-packed, critically-acclaimed film about the real-life journalist who risked everything in search of the truth. In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone as the most powerful drug lords battled for absolute control. But their most fearsome opponent wasn’t the police, it was the courageous Sunday Independent reporter Veronica Guerin. Investigating the criminal underworld meant risking her life… and the lives of her family. Joel Schumacher (Flatliners, Falling Down) directed this crackling suspense-filled drama with a top-notch cast including Ciarán Hinds (Munich), Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot), Gerald McSorley (TV’s Omagh) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges). *** Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joel Schumacher take on the real-life story of an assassinated Irish journalist in the dramatic thriller Veronica Guerin. Cate Blanchett appears as the title character, a relentless crime reporter for The Sunday Independent during the early '90s. Guerin's violent murder in 1996 led to a revision of Ireland's laws and the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau. The movie picks up with her pursuit of the underground drug trade in Dublin, which she suspects is led by mobster Martin "The General" Cahill (Gerry O'Brien). When Cahill's gang is attacked, she suspects mobster Gerry "The Monk" Hutch (Alan Devine) is responsible. Not deterred by threats or gunshot wounds, she uses thug John Traynor (Ciarán Hinds) as an informer to help out her investigation of psychotic mobster John Gilligan (Gerard McSorley). Schumacher's protégé Colin Farell appears in a small role. Excerpt from B+N located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: July 8th, 2003
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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| Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
| Runtime | 1:38:18.726 | |
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2.391 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 24,499,589,546 bytes Feature: 21,795,993,600 bytes Video Bitrate: 23.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1845 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1845 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 /
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
2.391 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 24,499,589,546 bytesFeature: 21,795,993,600 bytes Video Bitrate: 23.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• NEW Audio Commentary with Director Joel Schumacher
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
On their
Blu-ray,
Kino provide the option of DTS-HD Master tracks (16-bit) in 5.1 surround
or 2.0 channel stereo in the
original English language. There aren't an abundance of separations but
the dialogue is very clean and audible. There is a subtle score by Harry Gregson-Williams (The
Town,
Unstoppable,
Domino,
Gone Baby Gone,
Blackhat,
The Number 23,
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,
Spy Game,
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), and it benefits from
the lossless transfer. Kino offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
It's quite pleasing to have a new audio
commentary on the
Blu-ray
by director Joel Schumacher although it is
largely technically based on the historical details. He still provides
some insights that only someone in his position could impart about the
evolution of the project. There is also a second audio commentary with
writers Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue who also talk about the
real-life character, details of her life and how it was portrayed in the
film. Public Mask, Private Fears is a 13-minute making of
Veronica Guerin with various input including Cate Blanchett. There
is an audio-only conversation with producer Jerry Bruckheimer running
over 20-minutes, a brief deleted scene where 'Veronica Guerin Speaks at
the Committee to Protect Journalists' followed by a clip of the real
Veronica Guerin speaking at the Committee to Protect Journalists,
Lastly, are a Producer’s Photo Diary with Jerry Bruckheimer and
some trailer including a short one for the film.
Certainly Veronica Guerin is
educational about a topic that always requires remembering -
journalistic freedom. Easy to enjoy the talent of Cate Blanchett in a
riveting bio-thriller. Kino have made a complete Blu-ray
package with two commentaries and other relevant extras. Recommended! |
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