Dark horse # 2 - Veronica Guerin

Why would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin? Well, before I answer that question, allow me to ask you a series of others... Do you remember when reporters had a spine? When they risked their lives, their careers, and even their own families to bring injustice to light? I often wonder, as I'm sure you do, if there are any left. Ireland had one, and this is her tale, and it is worth remembering.
From director Joel Schumacher ("A Time to Kill", & "The Number 23"), "Veronica Guerin" is a tale of absolute courage. In the 1990's, Ireland was a battlefield. Rival crime bosses clashed to control the drug trade. Police were outnumbered and overworked, and society had turned a blind eye to the epidemic that had gripped their children. A wife and a mother, and an avid fan of the Manchester United football team, a reporter who usually sticks to feel-good stories, took up a challenge. Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett) alone had the guts to write about the cartels, and for 18 months, she dug, following the story from the addicted adolescents to the heads of the table. In doing so, she became more dangerous to the underground than the police ever could. To this day, if you were to ask any Irish native where they were on June 26, 1996, they will always remember the name, the woman, and the valor. As a result of her bravery, Ireland enacted the Proceeds of Crime Act and the Criminal Assets Bureau Act of 1996, so that assets purchased with money obtained through crime could be seized by the government. This also led to the formation of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB). I implore you to not only purchase and/or rent this movie, but also to allow it to transport you back into the world as it used to be, when one could stand against many, and arise triumphant. When being a reporter was not just a job, but a responsibility to right the wrongs, and to speak the words left unspoken. I invite you to re-enter this world with me, and honor those who have given their lives to bring it to light. Keeper? Any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.