Janice Beard

Name: Janice Beard
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 10, 2002
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Eileen Walsh, Rhys Ifans

2002

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Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: May 10, 2002

Starring: Eileen Walsh, Rhys Ifans

Summary: Compelled to join the workforce in London, an oddball Scottish girl fabricates and entire job history to help her secure a secretarial position at an auto company.

Director: Clare Kilner

Genre(s): Comedy

Runtime: 81 min

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David Rooney

Starts out on an exhilarating high but gradually loses steam, Janice Beard 45 WPM tries hard to overcome its inconsistency with relentless whimsy. Read full review

Paul Malcolm

Slight but charming comedy. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Robert Wilonsky

Wacky chaos ensues, as the film veers toward a subplot about industrial espionage, but director Clare Kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been. Read full review

David Sterritt

Lively acting and an amiable comic atmosphere offer partial compensation for generally lackluster filmmaking. Read full review

Ed Park

Playful and sentimental, with comic-book characterization and a half-orphaned, filially righteous head case, Janice Beard resembles a British "Amélie." Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

The plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained, and ultimately your reaction to its featherweight story of love and serendipity will be determined by how charming you find the dithering, slack-jawed Janice. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

Incoherent, laugh-free comedy. Read full review

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