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* WouldHitAGirl: Gilligan beats Veronica and it's implied he's hit his wife and mistress as well.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Gilligan beats Veronica and it's implied he's hit his wife and mistress as well.well (the latter is seen in one scene weeping on the floor while Gilligan is sit on his couch visibly drunk).
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* ForWantOfANail: Veronica steps out of her study seconds before a bullet is fired through the window, saving her and her son's lives. She survives the next attempt on her life when the assassin's gun jams, giving her just enough time to dive to the floor, taking the bullet to her leg rather than her head.
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* DisconnectedByDeath: Veronica is in the middle of a phone call to a colleague when she's shot.
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* LondonGangster: Dublin, rather, but the gist is there.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real-life Veronica Guerin looked a bit more like Brenda Fricker as her mother here than Cate Blanchett, although [[DownplayedTrope Blanchett does manage to tone down her glamourous appearance in the film.]]
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real-life Veronica Guerin looked a bit more like Brenda Fricker Creator/BrendaFricker as her mother here than Cate Blanchett, although [[DownplayedTrope Blanchett does manage to tone down her glamourous appearance in the film.]]
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The real-life Veronica Guerin looked a bit more like Brenda Fricker as her mother here than Cate Blanchett, although [[DownplayedTrope Blanchett does manage to tone down her glamourous appearance in the film.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: Gilligan outright threatens Veronica's son if she doesn't stop her work.
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* ForWantOfANail: Veronica steps out of her study seconds before a bullet is fired through the window, saving her and her son's lives. She survives the next attempt on her life when the assassin's gun jams, giving her just enough time to dive to the floor, taking the bullet to her leg rather than her head.
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* HarassingPhoneCall: Gilligan makes a particularly repulsive and frightening one to Veronica after beating her up, telling her he's going to kidnap and rape her son, then slit her throat.
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* ThreateningPhoneCall: Gilligan makes a particularly repulsive and frightening one to Veronica after beating her up, telling her he's going to kidnap and rape her son, then slit her throat.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: The opening scene is of Veronica's license being reinstated, after having been revoked for speeding. This is apparently a frequent occurrence, as the next scene is of her mother in church, praying that this ''doesn't'' happen.
* DarkMistress: Despite his drug lord status, his infidelity, and the implication that he's hit her (even if not, he certainly threatens to in one scene), Gilligan's wife appears quite content with him and fully supportive of his criminal lifestyle, as evidenced by the pleased expression she gets watching her husband beat up Veronica.
** She also clearly doesn't give a damn that her husband is dealing with a product that is ''killing people'', but bawls when the government seizes her beloved horses, as they were bought with drug money.
* DarkMistress: Despite his drug lord status, his infidelity, and the implication that he's hit her (even if not, he certainly threatens to in one scene), Gilligan's wife appears quite content with him and fully supportive of his criminal lifestyle, as evidenced by the pleased expression she gets watching her husband beat up Veronica.
** She also clearly doesn't give a damn that her husband is dealing with a product that is ''killing people'', but bawls when the government seizes her beloved horses, as they were bought with drug money.
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* ForWantOfANail: Veronica survives the first attempt on her life when the assassin's gun jams, giving her just enough time to dive to the floor, taking the bullet to her leg rather than her head.
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* ForWantOfANail: Veronica steps out of her study seconds before a bullet is fired through the window, saving her and her son's lives. She survives the first attempt on her life next when the assassin's gun jams, giving her just enough time to dive to the floor, taking the bullet to her leg rather than her head.head.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Veronica was killed either because she was going to expose Traynor as her source, which would have certainly meant his death, or because she insisted on pressing charges against Gilligan for assaulting her.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Veronica was killed either because she was going to expose Traynor as her source, which would have certainly meant his death, or because she insisted on pressing charges against Gilligan for assaulting her.
* TheInformant: John Traynor, Gilligan's [[TheDragon Dragon]], begins providing Veronica with information on his business.
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* WomenDrivers: The opening scene is of Veronica's license being reinstated, after having been revoked for speeding. This is apparently a frequent occurrence, as the next scene is of her mother in church, praying that this ''doesn't'' happen.
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* WomenDrivers: The opening scene is of Veronica's license being reinstated, ThreateningPhoneCall: Gilligan makes a particularly repulsive and frightening one to Veronica after having been revoked for speeding. This is apparently a frequent occurrence, as the next scene is of beating her mother in church, praying that this ''doesn't'' happen.up, telling her he's going to kidnap and rape her son, then slit her throat.
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* FemaleMisogynist: Other women say some unflattering things about Veronica, and Gilligan's wife ''smiles'' as she watches her husband beat and verbally abuse her.
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* ForWantOfANail: Veronica survives the first attempt on her life when the assassin's gun jams, giving her just enough time to dive to the floor, taking the bullet to her leg rather than her head.
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* KilledMidSentence: Veronica is in the middle of a phone call with a colleague when she's shot. TruthInTelevision.
* LondonGangster: Dublin, rather, but the gist is there.
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Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug lords, an event which helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau. Her story is depicted in the 2003 Irish biographical crime film directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher and starring Creator/CateBlanchett in the title role.
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Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug lords, an event which helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau. Her story is depicted in the 2003 Irish biographical crime film directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role.
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Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug lords, an event which helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau. Her story is depicted in the 2003 Irish biographical crime film directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher and starring Cate Blanchett Creator/CateBlanchett in the title role.
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Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug lords, an event which helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau. Her story is depicted in the 2003 Irish biographical crime film directed by Joel Schumacher Creator/JoelSchumacher and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role.
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* BittersweetEnding: Veronica is dead, but her murder has brought about the establishment of the Criminal Assets Bureau and those responsible for her death are eventually arrested.
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* BritishAccents: Irish, rather. Accounting for all socioeconomic classes.
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Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug lords, an event which helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau. Her story is depicted in the 2003 Irish biographical crime film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role.
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* CountryMatters: Gilligan repeatedly screams "cunt!" at Veronica as he hits her.
* ForegoneConclusion: Aside from beginning with a depiction of Guerin's murder, her fate should be known to anyone who knows her story.
* HotScoop: Veronica
* HowWeGotHere: The movie begins with a depiction of Guerin's murder, then flashes back to two years earlier, when she began her work investigating the drug trade.
* IdiotBall: Not that Guerin deserved to be beaten, but what was she ''thinking'' going to confront an Irish mob boss on her own?
* IntrepidReporter: Guerin continues to investigate despite the danger, determined to bring down the gangsters bringing drugs into the city.
* TheIrishMob:
* SceneryGorn: Aside from the realistic depiction of urban and suburban life, the film doesn't hesitate to delve into the slums of Dublin.
* WouldHitAGirl: Gilligan beats Veronica and it's implied he's hit his wife and mistress as well.
* WouldHurtAChild: Gilligan outright threatens Veronica's son if she doesn't stop her work.
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* CountryMatters: Gilligan repeatedly screams "cunt!" at Veronica as he hits her.
* ForegoneConclusion: Aside from beginning with a depiction of Guerin's murder, her fate should be known to anyone who knows her story.
* HotScoop: Veronica
* HowWeGotHere: The movie begins with a depiction of Guerin's murder, then flashes back to two years earlier, when she began her work investigating the drug trade.
* IdiotBall: Not that Guerin deserved to be beaten, but what was she ''thinking'' going to confront an Irish mob boss on her own?
* IntrepidReporter: Guerin continues to investigate despite the danger, determined to bring down the gangsters bringing drugs into the city.
* TheIrishMob:
* SceneryGorn: Aside from the realistic depiction of urban and suburban life, the film doesn't hesitate to delve into the slums of Dublin.
* WouldHitAGirl: Gilligan beats Veronica and it's implied he's hit his wife and mistress as well.
* WouldHurtAChild: Gilligan outright threatens Veronica's son if she doesn't stop her work.
