简介：Liketheotherreviewerhassaid,JaniceBeard:45WordsPerMinuteisn'tanespeciallyprofoundfilm,butitisgoodfunanditisbetterthanthemajorityofwhatpassesthroughthecinemas. Inthefilm,JaniceBeardisa20somethingyoungwomanwhoselifebeganunusuallywhenherfatherdiedinchildbirth.Thiscauseshermothertobetheworld'sfirstsuffererofpost-natal-post-mortemsyndrome.Shehasneverleftthehousesinceherdaughter'sbirth,andJanicespendsherentirelifeconcoctingstoriestoentertainhermotherandenticeherintotheworld.Likethedirector,I'vealsoknownadultcompulsiveliarsandthinkthey'renotgenerallysympatheticpeople.However,theexplanationprovidedtousofhermother'sillnesssucceedsinendearingJaniceTheUnderdogtotheaudience. Inthehopeofbeingabletofindandpayforacureforhermother,Janice,equippedwithherminimumlevel45wordsperminutetypingrate,leavesScotlandfortempworkinLondon.Tosomedegreethisreflectstheexperienceofthedirector/writerClareKilnerwhohassaidtheideaforthemoviecametoherwhiledoingtempwork-beinginbutnotpartoftheworkplaceandbeingabletoobserveotherscloselyfromthatuniqueposition. JaniceendsupworkingataBritishcarmanufacturer(thisisaworkoffictionafterall)throughherschoolfriend-theonewhowasfakingaseizureatthebeginningofthefilmtogetMrsBeardoutofbed.ThecarcompanyisabouttolaunchitsmakeorbreakproductandtensionintheofficeishighwhenJanicejoinsthetypingpoolheadedbybeautiful,bitchyJulia(PatsyKensit). Fromthereoninit'sastoryaboutJanicetoningdownheroutlandishstories(orlivinguptothem-thesalsadancescene)andfittinginwiththetypingpoolwomen,andfindingsomeonealongthewayintheshapeofSean(RhysEvansfromTwinTown[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120394]andNottingHill[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0125439]).It'snotJanice'faultthere'sindustrialsabotageafootandshe'scaughtinthemiddle. Thisisareallygood,lightandenjoyablefilm.Ifadirector'sfirstfilmmostembodiesthenatureoftheirworktocomethenIlookforwardtoseeingmoreofClareKilner'swork.Answeringquestionsonstageafterthemovieshewaslovely.…