3) "I'm
in the dark here. You understand? I'm in the dark." Wav
Memorable
quotes:
1)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: I want it wall to wall John Daniels. Charlie
Simms: Don't you mean Jack, sir? Lt. Col. Frank Slade:
He may be Jack to you but when you've known him as long as I have...
2)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: There are only two syllables worth hearing.......pussy.
3)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade:
Women...What could you say? Who made 'em? God must've been a fucking genius.
4)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: You think you're merely sending this splendid foot-soldier
back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs but I say that you are executing
his soul. And why? Because he's not a Baird man. Baird men, you hurt this boy,
you're going to be Baird Bums, the lot of ya. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever
you are out there, fuck you too.
5)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: There is nothing like the sight of an amputated spirit.
There is no prosthesis for that.
6)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: There are two kinds of people in this world, Charlie.
The first group is the people that face the music...the second group are those
who run for cover. Cover is better.
7)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: Tits. Hoo-hah! Big ones, little ones. Nipples staring
right out at ya, like secret searchlights.
8)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: Legs. I don't care if they're Greek columns, or second-hand
Steinways, but what's between them... passport to heaven.
9)Lt.
Col. Frank Slade: When in doubt, fuck.
Review:Scent
of a Woman is basically a masterful character study by one of hollywoods
best actors. They should have just titled the film Lt. Col Frank Slade
(Scent of a woman really is a poor choice for the title of this
movie). Al Pacino (Carlito's Way,
Scarface, Godfather
II) plays the blind alcoholic who hates his world with such
realism you forget he's acting. The ending is unfortunately too Hollywood,
but amusing to watch as Pacino rips into the pompous administration
at Charlie's Boston prep school. I've read that O'Donnell claims that
he was so intimidated by Pacino during their first scenes that his lips
were quivering, which I believe adds to more depth in Charlie's character,
as he appears nervous and uneasy around the Colonel at first. Pacino
took home the best actor Oscar that year, beating out amazing performances
by Denzel Washington (Malcolm X) and
Robert Downey Jr (Chaplin). Review
by Aaron Caldwell
