Janice Beard
Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: May 10, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyDavid 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
70
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
Slight but charming comedy. Read full review
60
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
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
As Janice, Eileen Walsh, an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth, infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm. Read full review
50
Village VoiceEd 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
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Lively acting and an amiable comic atmosphere offer partial compensation for generally lackluster filmmaking. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland 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
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
As the story of a romantic office lump, Janice Beard resembles last year's "Bridget Jones's Diary." But it is a far, far lesser thing. Read full review
25
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Incoherent, laugh-free comedy. Read full review
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