Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Her death was shocking; this well-made telling of her life is inspiring.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold

Blanchett is, warts-and-all, letter perfect.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

For once, it's no stretch for Jerry Bruckheimer to turn a human life into an action movie. Give or take a pack of screaming clichés in Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue's screenplay, Joel Schumacher's propulsive thriller is also a smart character study, with Cate Blanchett as the jewel in its crown.

Time by Richard Corliss

Veronica Guerin paid with her life. This film would make her proud, for it is ultimately not depressing but -- we say without a shred of journalistic irony -- inspiring.

The Hollywood Reporter

A luminous performance from Cate Blanchett lies at the heart of Joel Schumacher's impressive drama.

The Hollywood Reporter by Mark Adams

A luminous performance from Cate Blanchett lies at the heart of Joel Schumacher's impressive drama.

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

An arresting portrait of a fascinating and somewhat mysterious personality.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

Cate Blanchett plays Guerin in a way that fascinated me for reasons the movie probably did not intend.

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

Vigorously directed by Joel Schumacher, the film is closer to a suspense thriller than a journalistic report.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

I can't imagine a better actress for this part than Australian-born Cate Blanchett. Blanchett, who can be regal ("Elizabeth") or slutty ("The Shipping News"), manages to catch the feel of Guerin.

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

For the most part, this is a memorable portrayal of a woman who doggedly pursued, and died for, an ideal.

Dallas Observer by Gregory Weinkauf

While the movie is indeed touching and very politically significant, there's something peculiar about never learning exactly what made ace reporter Guerin so intensely obsessive about this topic.

Variety by Derek Elley

The supporting perfs provide the real drama, especially Hinds' excellent turn as the outwardly macho but inwardly broken Traynor, and McSorley's simmering portrayal of the psychotic Gilligan

Village Voice by Michael Atkinson

A pre-programmed mediocrity, a slave to its clichés.

Rolling Stone by Peter Travers

Cate Blanchett is the spark that keeps this well-meaning but by-the-numbers biopic going.

Premiere by Glenn Kenny

Too bad the movie was assembled by Hollywood types -- Joel Schumacher directed, Jerry Bruckheimer produced -- who like to have things 15 ways at once. Hollywood types don't like journalists, so while they're lionizing Guerin, they go out of their way to make almost every other journalist depicted in the picture despicable.

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer

A character as psychologically complex as Guerin -- whose drive may not have been fully comprehensible even to herself -- needs a lot of room to expand on screen. Schumacher and Bruckheimer box her in.