Just Jim is a 2015 Welsh black comedy film written and directed by Craig Roberts in his directorial debut. The film stars Roberts as a lonely Welsh teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool American (Emile Hirsch) moves in next door
| Just Jim | |
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| Directed by | Craig Roberts |
| Written by | Craig Roberts |
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| Cinematography | Richard Stoddard |
| Edited by | Stephen Haren |
| Music by | Michael Price |
Production companies | Vox Pictures BBC Films |
| Distributed by | Soda Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £300,000 |
Cast
edit- Craig Roberts as Jim
- Emile Hirsch as Dean
- Ryan Owen as Michael
- Charlotte Randall as Jackie
- Nia Roberts as Mum
- Aneirin Hughes as Dad
- Mark Lewis Jones as Donald
- Sai Bennett as Michelle
- Trystan Gravelle as John
- Richard Harrington as Headmaster
- Helen Griffin as Beatrice
- Darragh Mortell as The Bed Boy
Release
editThe film premiered at South by Southwest on 14 March 2015 and was released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2015.
Reception
editThe film has received generally positive reviews from critics, holding an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.[2] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter states in his review: "A misshapen but nicely dressed coming-of-age film."[3] Fionnuala Halligan of ScreenDaily says "As a directorial debut, though, Just Jim is an encouraging start for Roberts, should he ever wish to give up the day job."[4]
References
edit- ^ "JUST JIM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Just Jim (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ John DeFore (2 April 2015). "'Just Jim': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "'Just Jim': Review". Fionnuala Halligan. ScreenDaily.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
External links
edit- Just Jim at IMDb
- Just Jim at Rotten Tomatoes
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