" James Berardinelli also gave the film three stars out of four, saying that " the intelligence and subtlety of The Rainmaker took me by surprise " and that the film " stands above any other filmed Grisham adaptation ".

During its North American limited theatrical release in 2002, the critic James Berardinelli wrote, " The stories of these ... characters are told in a disgustingly graphic, obscenely offbeat, and caustically funny manner.

James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave Generations two and a half stars out of four, saying: " Despite a reasonably original story line, familiar characters, first rate special effects, and the hallmark meeting between Captains Kirk and Picard, there's something fundamentally dissatisfying about movie.

James Berardinelli, in his review of the film, argues against the dream or fantasy interpretation, stating :" Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader append the perfect conclusion to Taxi Driver.

" James Berardinelli praised it for " energy and tautness " and its " thought-provoking script and thematic richness.

" In the book Reel Views 2, James Berardinelli comments, " James Cameron's The Abyss may be the most extreme example of an available movie that demonstrates how the vision of a director, once fully realized on screen, can transform a good motion picture into a great one.

Film historian and reviewer James Berardinelli elaborated on the parallels between this film and the classic Dickens tale A Christmas Carol.

Film critics Dave Kehr and James Berardinelli have also praised the film in the years since.

In 2006, James Berardinelli wrote, “ Z was the third feature film from Greek-born Costa-Gavras, but it is the movie that captured him to the world's attention, winning a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

* Boxing Helena, A Film Review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli wrote that Mirkin " brings a lot of energy to the production, always keeping things moving ," while Jack Matthews of The Los Angeles Times says Mirkin " knew exactly what he had here and composed it like frames in a comic strip, ordering cheerful snow-cone colors for everything from the girls ' childlike outfits to the decor of a Laundromat.

" Web critic James Berardinelli praised the " superb performances by Fiennes ," and said " John Turturro is exceptional as the uncharismatic Herbie Stempel.

James Berardinelli felt " Close Encounters is still unquestionably a great movie.

Meanwhile, James Berardinelli wrote that the film " has inexplicably managed to eliminate almost everything that was worthwhile about Dial M for Murder, leaving behind the nearly-unwatchable wreckage of a would-be ' 90s thriller.

Though some critics found that Keaton was underused in the film, the actress was generally praised for performance, with James Berardinelli of ReelViews noting that " Diane Keaton is so good at her part that one can see her sliding effortlessly into an anchor's chair on a real morning show.

Prolific web reviewer James Berardinelli awarded the film three-and-one-half stars out of a possible four :" Like John Woo, Tsui Hark, and other directors who learned their craft in Hong Kong, Wong infuses his films with style and energy.

Conversely, online critic James Berardinelli spoke poorly of the film, giving it a mere two-and-a-half out of a possible four stars and stating, " At its best, Peter's Friends is warm, touching, and funny.

James Berardinelli liked the film's approach of " not being the casual summer blockbuster with special effects ," and he likened Carrey's ", understated and effective " performance to those of Tom Hanks and James Stewart.

James Berardinelli of the website ReelReviews wrote that the film was, “ As profound and intelligent as it is moving, and that makes this memorable motion picture one of 1996's best .” Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times spoke positively of the film saying that while the ending “… lays on the emotion a little heavily ” the movie had been up until that point “… a fascinating emotional and logistical puzzle — almost a courtroom movie, with the desert as the courtroom .”

In his review in Reel Views, James Berardinelli gave the film three and a half stars out of four, calling it " a fragment of cinematic whimsy -- a genial dramatic comedy that defies both our expectations and those of the characters.

" James Berardinelli gave it 2½ out of 4 stars, saying it was " mostly a middling road picture that doesn't do a lot more than any average, forgettable entry into the tired genre.

" Film critic James Berardinelli also liked the film and the screenplay, writing, " It would have been easy to trivialize Selena's story, turning it into a sudsy, made-for-TV type motion picture.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that " fierce, funny, exasperating and deeply affecting portrayal commands attention "; James Berardinelli claimed, " There are times when it's uncomfortable to watch this performance because it's so powerful ", while Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said " Leigh ’ s exceptional performance tears you apart ... we've never seen anything like it before.

Bill Doolin's ambition, it appeared, was to carve out his name with bullets alongside those of Jesse James and Billy the Kid, and Bill Tilghman had sworn he would stop him.

Lieutenant Colonel James P. Brownlow, who commanded the First Brigade of Thomas' First Cavalry Division, was ordered across one of these fords.

He wrote eloquently to William James that impartial history was not only impossible but undesirable.

James P. Mitchell, when he was the head of the department, promised to eat his hat if unemployment didn't drop below three million a couple of years ago.

Since it was issued in the spring of 1611, the King James Version has been most generally considered the most poetic and beautiful of all translations of the Bible.

At a recent meeting of the Women's Association of the Trumbull Ave. United Presbyterian Church, considerable use was made of material from The Detroit News on the King James version of the New Testament versus the New English Bible.

I was interested in James Webb Young's Madison Avenue column in which he raised the question: `` Do We Need a College of Propaganda ''??

It was Pullen James, the campmate of Simms Purdew.

Pullen James humbly lowered his head, pushed aside the hardtack-box door of the hut, and was gone from sight.

Dr. James Brown Fisk, physicist, President of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, was elected to the Board of Trustees.

Referring further to the Foundation's officers, Dr. James F. Mathias, for eleven years our discerning colleague as Associate Secretary, was promoted to be Secretary.

This was built by John Templeman from plans submitted by James Finley of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Her father, James Upton, was the Upton mentioned by Hawthorne in the famous introduction to the Scarlet Letter as one of those who came into the old custom house to do business with him as the surveyor of the port.

State Party Chairman James W. Dorsey added that enthusiasm was picking up for a state rally to be held Sept. 8 in Savannah at which newly elected Texas Sen. John Tower will be the featured speaker.

Rep. James Cotten of Weatherford insisted that a water development bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives was an effort by big cities like Dallas and Fort Worth to cover up places like Paradise, a Wise County hamlet of 250 people.

Several defendants in the Summerdale police burglary trial made statements indicating their guilt at the time of their arrest, Judge James B. Parsons was told in Criminal court yesterday.

The candidacy of Mayor James J. Sheeran of West Orange, for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Essex County, was supported today by Edward W. Roos, West Orange public safety commissioner.

Miss Mary Ross of Baird was maid of honor, and bridesmaids were Miss Pat Dawson of Austin, Mrs. Howard M. Dean of Hinsdale, Ill., and Mrs. James A. Reeder of Shreveport, La..

Cecil Mason of Hartford, Conn., was best man for his brother, and groomsmen were Rhodes S. Baker 3, of Houston, Dr. James Carter of Houston and Conrad McEachern of New Orleans, La..

Her young British lawyer, James Dunlop, pleaded that she was sorely needed at her Portland home by her widowed mother, 80, her maiden aunt, also 80 and bedridden for 20 years, and her uncle, 76, who once ran a candy shop.

The defendant, William L. Stickney 3, 23, of 3211 Park pl., Evanston, who pleaded guilty to reckless driving, also was ordered by Judge James Corcoran to attend the Evanston traffic school each Tuesday night for one month.

It was during `` Old Music '' at the St. James Theater that Hollywood's Louis B. Mayer spotted her.

To Decathlon Man Rafer Johnson ( Time cover, Aug. 29 ), whose gold medal in last summer's Olympic Games was won as much on gumption as talent, went the A.A.U.'s James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding U.S. amateur athlete of 1960.

The superb intellectual and spiritual vitality of William James was never more evident than in his letters.

To his Harvard colleague, Josiah Royce, whose philosophic position differed radically from his own, James could write, `` Different as our minds are, yours has nourished mine, as no other social influence ever has, and in converse with you I have always felt that my life was being lived importantly ''.