by Sociable-FreaK

Created on: February 17, 2007   Last Updated: May 09, 2007

For a gentle feel good movie the best movie ever with out a doubt is "Scent of a Wmoen". This is probably the hardest article I have written so far because I know before I begin that I can't do the film justice and am at risk of cheapening it with an inadequate description and review. So here is my best attempt.
"Scent of a Women" is about a retired blind lieutenant (Al Pacino) and a poor college boy (Chris O'Donnell). The boy has won a scholarship to a very rich school and gets a job looking after the blind lieutenant for a weekend. Unknown to both of them the weekend will turn out to change the lives of both of them forever.

The boy starts of being intimidated by the proud lieutenant who resents being "babysat". Eventually by the end of the weekend the relationship they have can only be described as respect and love for each other. The lieutenant fills the father roll the boy never had and the boy teaches the lieutenant to live again.
There are some amazing lines in the film and many parallels to be drawn in the fact that when the boy allows the lieutenant to drive for a short while whilst being his eyes, he is in effect putting the lieutenant back in the driving seat of his live and shows him why he should carry on with his life.
The script throughout is faultless. There is a terrific speech at the end, which I wont ruin, but there are three amazing lines I shall mention. The first one is when Al Pacino says, "That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, get all tangled up, just keep tangling on". That line along with the scene that accompanies it made me want to learn how to tango.
The second great line I am going to mention is in the scene with the car that I spoke about earlier when the boy retakes the wheel Al Pacino says "I'm not driving' anymore Yes." this further confirms the parallel between him driving and being in control of his life.
The final line I am going to mention is when Al Pacino says, "They say that hair is everything, you know. Have you ever buried your nose in a mountain of curls ... and just wanted to go to sleep forever?"
This line is amazing throughout the movie Al Pacino identifies women by their smell or perfume, which he names on a few occasions. This talent is one almost worth giving your site for. I can't describe the impact it has throughout the film i'd just shame it with a bad description if I tried.
Basically watch the film! It is one of those rare films that you actually feel you gain something from by watching!

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