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Janice Beard: 45 Words Per Minute

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Ben Hopkins
Clare Kilner
Directed by: Clare Kilner
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 10, 2002
DVD: September 23, 2003
Running Time: 81 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Eileen Walsh, Rhys Ifans, Patsy Kensit, Carlton Jarvis, Laura Lumley, Eddie Marsan, and David O'Hara
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.
What The Critics Said
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Variety 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 >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 >The New York Times Stephen 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 >Village Voice 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 >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Lively acting and an amiable comic atmosphere offer partial compensation for generally lackluster filmmaking.
Read Full Review >TV Guide 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 >New York Daily News Jack 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 >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gilbert Mulroneycakes: A Suitable Case For Treatment gave it a 7:
Wow, Janice Beard 45 WPM. (I'm not going to draw attention to the fact that the US version's de-acronymed the title...except, oops) This was made in, ooh, 1643 or so. Well, okay, but it predates Bridget Jones by at least a year or so. Took its sweet time coming to America, then, and that's not a good sign...although it's not bad, but a bit "meh". Harmless enough, a good chick-flick to rent (but not from Blockbuster). Damned with faint praise? Not for me to say, guv.
