ScreenCrave - No, Janie Jones isn’t a movie about the insane life of 60s pop singer Marion Mitchell, as the title would have you Clash fans believe. Rather, ’tis a tale about an estranged father and his daughter meeting for the first time. The film is written and directed by David M. Rosenthal, and stars Alessandro Nivola, and one of the youngest actresses to earn an Oscar nomination, Abigail Breslin. This film is dedicated to Rosenthal’s daughter Julia, who inspired him to write Janie Jones on account of meeting her for the first time when he was 30 and she was 11.
I wasn't expecting much when I saw this film but slowly and surely it captured my heart. Consider it a slow burner and you won't be disappointed. Breslin was great and showed off her hidden talent for singing as did Nivola. Their chemistry was appropriately awkward in the beginning but grew into something sweet and moving.
