Scent of a Woman

Pros: Excellent thought provoking acting all the way around.
Cons: Predictable plot that you've probably seen before.

Unfortunately our local “Mom & Pop” video store is going out of business, but on a positive note the ...

Pros: Pacino, Dialog, O'DonneIl, Anwar, Ferarri, New York
Cons: Raw language limits kiddie appeal.

Scent of a Woman (1992)

Al Pacino puts in a bravura performance as Lt. Col. Frank Slade, a blinded veteran who lives in a modest house out back behind his in-laws place somewhere in New England. The setting is Thanksgiving and the...

Pros: Pacino's performance
Cons: filthy language

After renting this movie several times and each time being forced to return it without watching it, we finally succeeded in watching it. Mom and I went into having no idea of what the movie was about. All we knew was that it was a movie that Dad had...

Pros: Great story, wonderful acting, powerful scenes, enchanting script
Cons: None

There are very few movies that you would want to watch over and over again on a deserted island, but for me, I think this is the movie I would hope to bring with me. Scent of a Woman comes off as clichéd and corny, but this is probably the absolute most ...

Pros: Superb Acting, Powerful Story, Al Pacino
Cons: Too long

"Scent of a Woman" contains one of the most brilliant and beautifully told stories ever captured on modern cinema. Al Pacino lights up the screen as he always does, this time playing a blind, retired US Army officer named Frank Slade. Frank...

Pros: Stunning performance by Pacino. Deep, heartfelt story.
Cons: Some minor gaffes in monologues. Profanity.

There are few films that I consider to be truly great. I don't mean 'great' in the pedestrian sense of "that's great." I'm talking "true greatness."

Scent of a Woman has true greatness.

It has everything that a timeless...

Pros: Al Pacino's performance.
Cons: Overlong--its running time is padded by an uninspired subplot.

Frank Slade is embarking on his ideal Thanksgiving weekend: a first-class flight to New York; a room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; dining at expensive restaurants; a personal limousine; a beautiful woman; a bullet in the head. Frank's weekend is the...

Pros: Pacino's performance
Cons: cinematography

Based on a 1975 Italian film of the same title, Scent of a Woman was made and directed by James Brest. The film has a trite plot with unexpected twists and turns to dazzle and introduce the audience to a new theme.

This is a story of...

Pros: Al Pacino
Cons: unbelievable, near-lifeless, heavy handed

The great skill in "Scent" is that we grow to like a pretty unlovable man. The problem with that is, he's played by Al Pacino, and of course we're going to like him. Not that Pacino doesn't play him well, he plays him very well, but if the Lt Col had...

Pros: Beautiful story, amazing acting, great plot.
Cons: Can make you feel a little melancholy

This movie, Scent of A Woman is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again and still not get tired of it. I own this movie and have probably watched it at least a half dozen times and each time I get a feeling of satisfaction, happiness,...

Pros: Fabulous performances
Cons: some profanity

Colonel Frank Slade (U.S. Army, Ret.) and Charlie Simmons are thrown together by a financial crisis and a physical need: Slade (Al Pacino) is blind, and Simmons (Chris O'Donnell) desperately needs the cash he will earn by "babysitting" Slade...

Pros: Fantastic dialogue
Cons: Colorful profanity

If Al Pacino were not enough alone to dial into this fast-banter stroll through middle age of a hard-edged retired marine, then the synergy between Pacino's character and youthful Chris O'Donnell is. Pacino is a rounder, a hustler, obnoxious to the core...

Pros: Al Pacino is awesome
Cons: I thought the end was a little drug out

Al Pacino definitely made this movie an instant hit. This movie is about a young college student ( Chris O'Donnell) looking to earn some extra cash during the Thanksgiving break by looking after a blind retired Lieutenant (Al Pacino) while his family is...

Pros: Funny and touching....my two favorite themes
Cons: ending is a little predictable, but good!

Don't let the misleading title of this movie put you off. Far from being about the way a woman smells, this is a well written movie about 2 men, polar opposites ( it would seem) each struggling with life choices. One is plagued with a moral crisis while...

Pros: Pacino is perfect, O'Donnell surprise performance
Cons: Watch the movie for what it is...if you want action do not watch this movie!

Basic Plot Details:
Chris O'Donnell is a high school student at a prestigious private school on full scholarship. Al Pacino is a bitter, blind war veteran living with his sister and her family. The sister and her family are leaving on a trip and...