Scent of a Woman (1992)

Scent of a woman is not just another movie, it’s an experience.

Genre: Drama

IMDB rating: 8.0

Synopsis:

A financially underprivileged young boy named Charles Simms, played by Chris O’Donnell, student at a prestigious school on merit scholarship agrees to house-sit a blind colonel named Frank Slade, played by the “Al Pacino”, on a particular weekend to raise some money.  However,  the things do not turn out as anticipated by Simms.

Review:

The captivating performance by Pacino and the enthralling dialogues makes it a very powerful movie. The focal point of the film is indeed Pacino and his sheer brilliance in the movie also earned him the academy award for the best actor that year.

Pacino gets into the skin of the character and his portrayal of the blind colonel is deeply touching. The character is not all broken and shattered, instead this man lives each moment of his life and that too on his own terms:  A very charismatic personality and a romantic at heart.

Donell has also played his part very well. His character of a young boy, from a humble background gives a nice balance to the film. 

Scent of a woman is a movie brimming out with human emotions. The movie evokes laughter, empathy, sorrow, anger and tears.