【正文】 t illustrates the value of character over glitz and how small acts can have long lasting film pits two characters who are diametrical Pacino plays the world weary retired Army who through a stupid accident looses his sight and his way of Donnelly is a young prep school kid on a scholarship whose way of life may be ing to an end owing to the acts of richer kids at the exclusive prep school who pull a stupid blind needs an escort so that he can go to NYC and have a rip roaring time before he makes a fateful poor preppy needs to earn a few bucks to travel and is in desperate need of some advice on how to get through his crisis at interplay between the two characters is mind is more riveting than the best Grisham characters are asked to make life and death decisions that call for them to reach deep into their inner right decision is unhappily the tougher decision to terrific scenes that are not to be first is in the New York ballroom where the blind teaches the actress Miss Anwar to dance the is so smooth and dramatic that even a couch potato is tempted to reach for the Yellow Pages in search of dance second and most profound is the speech that Al Pacino makes in defense of Chris Donnelly at the prep school disciplinary has to go down as one of the great orations of all Scent of a Woman is very satisfying on many character development is superb, dialogue terrific, glamorous locations and a story line that requires the characters to show themselves to be the people they really film has a lot of funny lines and great drama.(ZZ from IMDB)Film ReviewBy Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatScent of a WomanDirected by Martin BrestUniversal Studios Home Video 01/93 DVD/VHS Feature FilmRand potentially physically dangerousunfettered, unforced, and highly , considering how sound the bulk of the picture is, the final moments, with their overt pandering to a Hollywoodstyle ending, are a severe , such “triumphs” are fun to watch, but they cheapen Scent of a it have cost the production team that much to inject a little realism into the film39。s last reel?The movie is as long as its storyline doesn39。s limitations, however, Scent of a Woman falls short of being a masterful productionThere are few films that I consider to be truly don39。great39。s great.” I39。heartwarming at times and heartrending at that accents each moment perfectly and is never that are so perfectly directed and edited and imbued with such powerful emotions that they leave indelible impressions on the mind and of a Woman revolves around two main characters: Lieutenant Colonel Frank (played by Al Pacino)and prep school student Charlie Simms(played by Chris O39。t, because is sight was taken from in in a freak accident some five years is a man accustomed to power, to barking orders and taking charge in every in his prime, he was impossible to live , years later, he39。s on financial 39。s also very needs an easy weekend job to make some extra see39。s first encounter with the Colonel is a memorable one, as the Colonel gives him firsthand experience of what a military “dressing down” is like delivered at an extremely loud is obviously a bit put off by this, but the Colonel39。t involve sitting around being baby his family leaves, bullies Charlie into acpanying him on a flight to New York by sheer force of his attempts to resist, but he is simply outmanuevered by the wiley Slade explains to Charlie that he going to New York to take “a little tour of pleasures” that he has been denied by his much persuasion, Charlie finally agrees to 39。s a lady around.)But despite this, Charley has not seen the worst , he must confront the Colonel39。Donnel deliver riveting fact, there are so many standout performances in this movie that the Motion Picture Association should slap it with an antitrust suit。s quiet as these two get to know one another better, it bees clear to both the viewer and to that Charlie possesses great strength,