
Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.... (Full plot summary below)
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Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.
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| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullAl Pacino got his ribbing for 'hoo-ahhh!'ing his way through Scent of a Woman, but underneath the scenery chewing, there's a sweet and watchable film to be seen. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBy 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. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksPacino and O'Donnell breathe freshness into their actions. They make it most entertaining. Even when you're looking at your watch. |
| Time OutDerek AdamsCorny and heart-warming, with O'Donnell proving almost a match for the master. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellThe good thing is that the principals and film makers make the absolute most of a conventional opportunity. |
| Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerBy 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. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIn 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. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf there's anything special about the film, it's that on this occasion, the emotional realism of the characters, especially Slade, is heartwrenchingly believable. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonThis is a great performance from Pacino, who has the good luck here to work with Goldman's mostly wonderful, edgy script, but it might not become a beloved one because the man he plays is such a bitter pill. |
| About.comFred TopelGreat drama. Pacino rules, but O'Donnell holds his own. |