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Dominican Rep. Scent of a Woman
29,599
Drama
Hoping to earn extra money over the Thanksgiving weekend, Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell), a scholarship student at an exclusive prep school, agrees to look after blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (Al Pacino). The innocent and reserved Simms is immediately thrown off guard by Slade's bullying personality. But Charlie is in for even more surprises when Slade takes off for a wild weekend in New York City that will change the lives of both men forever. [+]
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"By the end of 'Scent of a Woman,' we have arrived at the usual conclusion of the coming-of-age movie (...) But rarely have we been taken there with so much intelligence and skill (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" | POS |
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United States |
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"The good thing is that the principals and film makers make the absolute most of a conventional opportunity." | POS |
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United States |
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"A 2 ½-hour movie with halves that don't quite mesh, it still gives Al Pacino a role that's a perfect fit." | NEU |
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United States |
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"Essentially a tour de force for Pacino, and he sustains us through the slow passages by working with a closed-in intensity that turns each scene into a kind of mini-movie complete" | POS |
United Kingdom |
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"While fairly predictable and unoriginal, it is nevertheless entertaining" | NEU |
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United States |
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"In the end, Scent of a Woman offers little more than lumbering simulation of 'Rain Man's' nimble magic. But Pacino's performance-scabrous, tender, ripely theatrical-is a master showman's trick" | POS |
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United States |
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"If there's anything special about the film, it's that on this occasion, the emotional realism of the characters, especially Slade, is heartwrenchingly believable" | POS |
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United States |
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"There's no denying that Pacino's performance is superb. The rest of the movie plays like a bunch of inconsequentially strung together sequences" | NEU |
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United States |
TV Guide | Thanks to a landmark performance by Al Pacino, 'Scent of a Woman' is an agreeably watchable film. If they'd made it half an hour shorter and re-written the ending, it could have been a great one" | POS |
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United States |
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"Given the talent on board, there's an undeniable flair and effectiveness in certain scenes (such as Pacino dancing the tango with a stranger in a posh restaurant), but the meretricious calculation finally sticks in one's throat." | NEU |
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