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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyStarts out on an exhilarating high but gradually loses steam, Janice Beard 45 WPM tries hard to overcome its inconsistency with relentless whimsy.
- 70L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmSlight but charming comedy.
- 60New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyNew Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyWacky 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.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs 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.
- 50Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkPlayful and sentimental, with comic-book characterization and a half-orphaned, filially righteous head case, Janice Beard resembles a British "Amélie."
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLively acting and an amiable comic atmosphere offer partial compensation for generally lackluster filmmaking.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe 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.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsAs 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.
- 25New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannIncoherent, laugh-free comedy.