Review of Scent of a Woman (1992) by Luca V — 18 Jun 2009
I watched this years ago, and watched again this week. I think Chris O Donnell deserved more than the fame he got. I mean he is an amazing actor, probably better than Pitt, and the same level as Clooney.
Pacino is a solid actor, and this makes all his Stanislavsky skills work. More or less one can consider the movie as the second episode of -Carpe Diem-. But life in it is more defined. I mean there is a brilliant ex Army man, plus a brilliant student.
All hinted by problems as big as the Sword of Damocles. The blind man wants to commit suicide. The young guy is going to be expelled from school. But what was conceived to be the last trip (to and in NY) will be a new start for both.
They are in a certain way the modern Dedalus and Bloom. This is a masterpiece. A lesson of life (and tango). But it is a remake too. So I should see the original (Italian) version with Vittorio Gassman.
This review of Scent of a Woman (1992) was written by Luca V on 18 Jun 2009.
Scent of a Woman has generally received very positive reviews.
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