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Scent of a Woman

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

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The extended ending and the lengthy Karen Rossi setup are the two proposed weak links.

In the discussion (2)
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  • The movie is said to have reached its natural ending when the teacher flirts with the colonel, making the chauffeur and homecoming scenes unnecessary.
  • Karen Rossi's long pre-trip setup with children, the cat, and Thanksgiving plans is judged disposable.
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What’s Aged the Worst?

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The escort requests, dated first class, heavy drinking, and unexplained football background draw criticism.

In the discussion (6)
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  • The colonel's repeated public requests for an escort would now attract scrutiny, though the behavior is defended as plausible for the pre-internet era.
  • The first-class airplane cabin looks cheap and ordinary by current standards.
  • The quantity of whiskey consumed during a short flight and across each day appears incompatible with the character remaining so controlled.
  • Charlie's sudden description as Baird's star halfback feels unsupported by everything else shown about him.
  • Frank Slade is described as a nightmare guest at holiday dinners.
  • The recurring Pacino impression is added to What's Aged the Worst because it repeatedly parodied this movie.
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The Ron Burgundy Flute Award for the Best Time for a Pee Break

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The gun-loading scene after Thanksgiving is the preferred break, with the opening school material and post-teacher ending as alternatives.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The first fifteen minutes of boarding-school setup could be missed.
  • The material after the teacher flirtation is another possible break because the story has already concluded.
  • The preferred break is the post-Thanksgiving gun-loading scene because the suicide plan has already been established.
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

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The takes place the performance outside Pacino’s best eight and condemn Karen Rossi for leaving him with a teenager.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The performance is placed outside Pacino's best eight and possibly outside his top ten because several earlier roles are more nuanced.
  • The counterpoint says the movie is valuable precisely because Pacino commits fully to the outsized character.
  • Karen Rossi is blamed for abandoning a vulnerable heavy drinker to a teenager during Thanksgiving.
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

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Craig argues that Pacino is actively bad and that the performance plays like a parody of a blind role.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The producer says he did not enjoy the movie and calls Pacino actively bad.
  • He says the performance feels like a parody of someone playing a blind role and blames Pacino for dialing it up too far.
  • He also says Chris O'Donnell is not very good and calls both central performances one-note.
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Casting What-Ifs

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Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone, and Chris Rock are the major alternate-casting cases.

In the discussion (5)
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  • Jack Nicholson reportedly declined the colonel, and his version is imagined as darker and more uncomfortable.
  • A claim that the Rocky star declined the role is treated skeptically.
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman reportedly auditioned five times for George before the role became his break.
  • The performance led Paul Thomas Anderson to write Scotty J. for Hoffman.
  • Chris Rock sought the Charlie role and later argued that casting a Black student would have made the movie more interesting.
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The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

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The colonel’s shouting and Chris O’Donnell’s crying scene are the principal candidates.

In the discussion (2)
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  • The colonel's enraged family confrontation, firing-range intensity, and repeated cries about being in the dark are offered as obvious overacting material.
  • O'Donnell's crying during the suicide intervention is another candidate.
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The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

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Todd Louiso is one preferred answer; Nicholas Sadler, James Rebhorn, the colonel’s brother, and the chauffeur are alternatives.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Ron Eldard is rejected by one participant because he had been a recognizable television lead.
  • James Rebhorn is proposed as the archetypal supporting answer.
  • The colonel's brother is a recognizable alternative whose actor name is not known by the panel.
  • The chauffeur Manny, explicitly identified as Gene Canfield, is another recognizable alternative.
  • Nicholas Sadler is chosen by one participant as the familiar ringleader student.
  • The third student is the other choice based on recognizable parts in Jerry McGuire, The Rock, Apollo 13, and High Fidelity.
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The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

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Bradley Whitford wins one vote and the chauffeur wins another; Gabriel Anwar and the Ferrari salesman are alternatives.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The chauffeur, Bradley Whitford, Gabriel Anwar, and the Ferrari salesman form the candidate list.
  • The chauffeur is selected for making a potentially thin role warm and additive through the final tip exchange.
  • Bradley Whitford is the other selection for his brief but sharp Thanksgiving performance.
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Recasting Couch

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Matt Damon is the preferred Charlie alternative over Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck.

In the discussion (4)
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  • Leo is proposed as a higher-ceiling Charlie but may have been too electric and emotionally developed for the role.
  • Matt Damon is preferred over Leo, although he may seem too smart and carry too much baggage for Charlie.
  • Chris O'Donnell is defended because he plausibly looks like a scholarship student from Oregon.
  • Ben Affleck is considered, though Chris O'Donnell is judged better suited to this particular role.
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