Movie Critic Review: Scent Of A Woman (1992)
(Makers of men, Creators of leaders. Be careful what kind of leaders you're producing here) Colonel Slade addressing the school meeting After years of proving his worth, the “Academy” decided to acknowledge the glorious and steadfast performance of actor and great impersonator Al Pacino. He finally, in 1992, got the Oscar. Hoo Wah! But Al Pacino has been, at any given time in his acting career, deserving of the highest regard. His cinematic presence has been God-fathered by the likes of Marlon Brando and he "Shylocked" his way in the “Heat” of the race to the top with hardly any "Scarface"! In this flick Pacino is the blind retired officer Frank Slade receiving help from a young student who needed to earn some money. As if not quite inundated by his experience with suicidal Slade who was struggling with his personal calamity and his excesses, the student Charlie (Chris O'Donnell) gets involved as a witness in a prank that ai...