Scent of a Woman 4K Ultra HD

Really what a quality super movie!

The Scent of a Woman is a film about the relationship between high school senior Charlie and the blind Lieutenant he is hired to care for over the weekend in order to help him pay for a trip home for Christmas. Charlie is on scholarship at a fancy private high school. He has gotten in a moral predicament at school because he and another boy witnessed a prank on the dean and there will be consequences if he doesn't fink on those students with the teacher even threatening his chances of going to Harvard. Meanwhile, at his new job over the weekend the blind Lieutenant is not very likable but the niece who hired Charlie and whose house her uncle lives in, insists he's the best man for the job and convinces him to stay. When they leave on vacation, Charlie is surprised that the Lieutenant has bought them both tickets to New York for the weekend. The movie is about what plays out on that trip AND what happens in the end when Charlie goes back to school. The movie is so titled because the Lieutenant, though he cannot see, can tell a woman's perfume by her scent. This is an excellent film from 1992. Al Pacino won the academy award for best actor for this movie ('93). He certainly deserved it. His acting here is phenomenal. Chris O'Donnell is also really great in his role as Charlie. Though this film is rated "R", it is pretty clean for the modern generation in my opinion (there is no nudity, sex scenes, or drug use but there is talk of rated R activities, some violence, and foul language). Also, Philip Seymour Hoffman is in this movie as a young man in high school. I did not recognize him at all. When I saw the cast list I wondered who he was in the movie. He plays, George Jr., the boy who gets into trouble with the main character, Charlie. The film is actually a remake of an Italian movie and novel. There were some technical glitches in my viewing particularly in the gun scene. I haven't had any other incidences like that on Amazon and I'm wondering if something is wrong with the video. If so, I hope they fix it. Otherwise, it was easy to watch and despite the static in that scene I don't feel like I missed anything in the movie. In conclusion, this is an excellent coming of age film. I do recommend it.

Al Pacino Oscar well deserved. He is at his best!!

If I could give this movie more than 5 stars, I would. Al Pacino did a legendary acting performance in this one. The story is superb. Chris O’Donnell does a good performance also. The 4k picture is very nice along with great audio. Highly, highly recommend.

Pacino does it again. Great flick. Will not disappoint!

Al Pacino delivers a great performance. Nowadays he has become a parody of himself, but this is before that happened. A good story about someone being treated unfairly and someone pointing it out and sticking up for them.

My rating is more of a 3.5 Thanks for reading! 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓! Scent of a Woman is a 1992 American drama film produced and directed by Martin Brest that tells the story of a preparatory school student (Charlie) who takes a job as an assistant to an irritable, blind, medically retired Army lieutenant colonel (Frank). Harnessing almost ‘buddy-cop’ like energy, the characters and their individual peculiarities - particularly, that of Frank - are a loose conglomeration of traits found in real people. A week after having seen 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒖𝒎𝒐 𝒅𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒂 (1974) (A film by Dino Risi that this one is a remake of) screenwriter Bo Goldman found himself being reminded of his brother - who, at the time was residing in a luxurious apartment in New York City despite being well over a year behind in rent for it; his brother’s knack for smooth-talking was mixed alongside two people Goldman was reportedly afraid of (these being his first sergeant in the Army and his own father) with their assortment of inimical features giving birth to Frank as a real zinger of a protagonist when compared to the likes of his inexperienced but agreeably naïve Aid. Despite the fact that Frank is very set in his ways and Charles' influence in his life is seemingly transient, Goldman's script manages to underscore their unique differences while bringing them closer together in a relatively logical manner. Logical as it may be - this doesn't prevent ‘Scent of a Woman’ from feeling muddled or overzealous in regards to how it makes two separate storylines converge towards a common point of interest. For what it's worth: just about every single element involving Frank can be traced back to both Risi’s film and the novel of which Risi was originally inspired by ( this being 𝑰𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒐 𝒆 𝒊𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒆, by Giovanni Arpino). The primary alternations are in how the subject of suicide is approached - which is more or less implied as opposed to explicitly spoken about in Goldman’s script - and the extent of which Frank's demeanor is affected by a potential lover or fellow Army service number (which, are scrapped in this remake so as to avoid including points of exposition that are irrelevant to Goldman’s specific context). The secondary connection between this adaption and the original material(s) is the mere inclusion of Frank’s aide - but this character’s prospects for development is taken further by giving Charlie an entire plot of his own for viewers to feel engaged with. In many ways it works as this takes remedial attention away from Frank's compulsive drive towards death on his own terms, but the overall conclusion and investment these characters are meant to have in each other as a whole does feel a bit contrived or forced. This is excavated by decisions made throughout that are not always the easiest to follow in combination with legal proceedings where the voice of reasoning (in more of a moral sense than anything else) is simultaneously counterintuitive. (TLDR: The overall life lesson is…..#Dontbeasnitch. Feel free to #colormeconfused.) Pacino's performance has been the target of both countless accolades and criticism alike. A seasoned method actor, Pacino's spent a copious amount of time with members of New York’s Associated Blind and the Lighthouse Guild, who took it upon themselves to provide insight regarding the experience of blindness from both a psychological and technical standpoint. The dedication to his role - which included learning various adaptive techniques that blind individuals may use to explore and navigate their surroundings - is beyond palpable with a cadence that is uninviting and a stare capable of looking into the souls of unsuspecting audience members (I am almost positive that the total amount of times he blinks can be counted on two hands, total). Some have complained that ‘Scent of a Woman’ unfairly perpetuates myths related to the way specific senses change when one is lost, but Frank's ability to “smell a beautiful woman” ( amongst other things) are referred to intermittently in Risis’ screenplay. Additionally, there is some concern that ‘Scent of a Woman’ goes to great lengths to imply that its protagonist’s bitter exterior and suicidal tendencies are solely due to his impairment, but brief references to his traumatic experiences in addition to addressing his behavior aforementioned to them help expand on the complexity of Frank's unique situation in a tactful and easily-accepted manner. ‘Scent of a Woman’ is layered both elegantly and excessively; Goldman’s writing successfully reaches beyond first impressions and surface layer assumptions, but the possibility of growth or change are shown through a variety of scenarios that are at times completely unnecessary (ie - the test driving scene) in terms of length and can make for a bit of a slog. Aromatic and lingering, ‘Scent of a Woman’s fragrance overstays its welcome with an intensity that is equally short-lived.

The life lessons in this movie could never get old. Love it!