Rotten
An irascible bully who proves to have a heart of gold, Pacino's character seems manufactured by a computer programmed with box-office grosses.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Scent of a Woman
Frank Slade has a plan. It includes a weekend of fast cars, the tango, high living and a loaded forty five. And Charlie is coming along for the ride.
1992 · 2h 36m · R
Drama
Directed by
Martin Brest
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Scent of a Woman
Overview
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Director and cast
- Martin Brest Director
- Al Pacino as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
- Chris O'Donnell as Charlie Simms
- James Rebhorn as Mr. Trask
- Gabrielle Anwar as Donna
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as George Willis, Jr.
- Richard Venture as W.R. Slade
- Bradley Whitford as Randy
- Ron Eldard as Officer Gore
- Rochelle Oliver as Gretchen
- Margaret Eginton as Gail
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Scent of a Woman indulgently stretches a modest conceit well past the breaking point.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Corny and heart-warming, with O'Donnell proving almost a match for the master.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
The good thing is that the principals and film makers make the absolute most of a conventional opportunity.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
By the end of Scent of a Woman, we have arrived at the usual conclusion of the coming-of-age movie, and the usual conclusion of the prep school movie. But rarely have we been taken there with so much intelligence and skill.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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