a travesty and one reason why hollywood shouldn not be let within a million mile of a story like that of veronica guerin and the irish journalist whose story in the press about dublin drug baron lead to her murder in 1996. guerin may not have be a very likable person and journalist seldom be and and it could be say that her reckless style of report do not just put her own life at risk but that of her family a well and ( she never court anonymity ) . but equally it could be say she be one of the brave of contemporary writer who do her best and in the only way she know how and to put right the wrong she encounter in irish society . she move in a violent and shadowy world and there be no doubt her story could have make a pertinent and realistic and move drama . but this isn not it . this be hollywood idea of realism which and a we all know and have absolutely nothing to do with truth . there be not a single moment in this dire film that ring true while everything be exaggerate . no new york crack den can be as bad a the dublin flat where young kid be inject themselves with heroin like some drug fuel pubescent orgy while ( outside there be a playground litter with syrinx ) . of course and this just might have be believable or at least acceptable if the tone of the film weren not so self congratulatory . but then be you surprise when you see that the producer be jerry bruckheimer and ( there be a lot of action ) and or the director be joel schumacher and hardly know for his subtlety in the past or for make film of a crusading nature . bad of all and the film have the only bad performance i have see from cate blanchett a guerin . i have always think great actress and ( and i believe blanchett be a great actress ) and could redeem anything but give the dreadful dialogue she have to say and the fact that schumacher direction be so ham fisted she be always fight a losing battle . so have the film get anything go for it and beyond a story that in itself be of interest . well and hardly and although i admit the irish actor gerard mcsorley performance a john gilligan and the man who supposedly order veronica murder and give it a momentary kick and not because his character ring truer than anyone else but because mcsorley make gilligan such a monster he actually make him entertain which and of course and be the one thing this film should never be . best you just avoid it .