It's really interesting to watch the Los Angeles Times sing the praises of "smelling the 'woman'". [Starter]

Ever since the Golden Raspberry Award, or more accurately, since the release of "Hudson's Eagle" in May of 199l, the national media has criticized Hugo, who believes that Hugo has completely ruined his talent in wine and poison. On top of the product, the genius actor who was originally glimpsed in the "Death Poets Society" has completely fallen. Hugo's inability to cry at the Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony pushed this negative remark to the peak.

In this case, people almost forget that Hugo not only owns a masterpiece of the "Dead Poets Society", but also several of his previous works, such as "The Little Restaurant", "Dune Small" Silver 'Color' Kuaishou", "Chocolate Wars", etc., are all very strong and "strong" works - otherwise Hugo would not have had such loyal fans as Alex and Meredith. You must know that Hugo was not a 'flower' vase that became popular by his appearance, he relied on his hard power to break through.

But in the midst of the 'tide' of bad comments, naturally no one cares about this. This also affected the early publicity of "smelling the fragrance and knowing the 'female'", which can be seen from the media's one-sided singing and declining.

Now, when the movie is released, the media immediately changed their faces, because Hugo proved himself again with the most 'outstanding' performance, awakening people's memories of Hugo's past, and couldn't help but sigh, "Ah, we have forgotten that Hugo is a real actor who relies on his acting skills to enter the sight...... and the praise for the movie, for Al, and for Hugo is naturally like a 'tide'

"Smelling the fragrance and knowing the 'female'" is like a huge slap in the face, all the media that have been singing about it have taken the initiative to send their cheeks up, willingly take a slap in the face, and then sing the praises of the movie with satisfaction.

The first batch of reviews came out after the premiere, while the second batch of reviews didn't come out until after the film was officially released.

"Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Woman'" chose October 16, Friday, and was officially screened in 20 theaters, from the 17th to the 19th, and the comments of the professional media came out one after another, commenting on the movie, and this time it also continued the situation after the premiere, and "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Woman'" ushered in one good news after another.

Entertainment Weekly (EAI. weekly)", film critic Owen and Gilberman said, "At the end of the movie, the strength of 'smelling the fragrance' of the female 'person' is still slightly inferior to that of 'Rain Man', and it is a pity that it has not been able to awaken people's reflection more deeply." But Pacino's mature performance, which is both rough and gentle, brutal and warm, is a masterpiece, and Hugo also gave a dazzling performance that has not been seen for a long time, and together with Pacino, he supported the whole film!" In the end, Owen also gave a high score of 80 points.

Another medium that gives 80 points is the "Reel Browsing" (reel. views)" and "TV Guide (TV. guide)" two professional magazines, the former commented, "If there is anything special about this film, it is that Slade's authentic and credible image is created and the principle of West 'Men' being detached from reality and rooted in reality, insisting on ......"; The latter believes that "thanks to the 'fine' performance of Aryi Pacino, 'Smelling the Fragrance' of the female 'person' has become a film worth recommending." Hugo-Lancaster's eye-catching performance makes the film's two-and-a-half-hour lengthening acceptable – and of course, it would have been better if the film had been shortened to two hours with a more powerful ending. ”

The praise of the professional media has been one after another, and the two professional media that are most valued in the Hollywood industry, "Variety" and "The Hollywood Report". h011ywood。 Reporter didn't miss out on this event, these two publications are almost one in Hollywood, and the influence within the industry is second to none.

"Variety" gave a pertinent evaluation of 75 points, "The whole film is actually a personal performance of Alyi Pacino, although he plays a blind man, we see much more from his eyes than those who are sighted." If you had to add one more reason to watch this movie, maybe Hugo Lancaster would be half as many. ”

The "Hollywood Reporter" also commented very similarly, "Martin and Brest give the film a new connotation, but unfortunately the lengthy and cumbersome length makes the movie less attractive in half." But luckily, Al-Pacino and Hugo-Lancaster teamed up to make up for that, with Pacino contributing 70 percent of the power, which made the film back on the list of 'worth watching'. In terms of ratings, it is also a good evaluation of 75 points.

In addition, the professional film magazine "The Voice of the Village", which has its base in New York, is also based. village。 voice)" also expressed his opinion, "A 'fine' tango is enough to make this movie a classic, if you want to add a few reasons, a drag race, a speech will be a good choice; And, of course, Al-Pacino and Hugo-Lancaster. "A score of 80 can be said to be very 'outstanding'.

It can be seen that the views of the entire industry are basically the same, and the brilliance of Al, the recovery of Hugo, the length of the article, and almost all of these comments are repeated over and over again. However, in addition to praise, criticism is not a few, and in addition to "USA Today", several media outlets are also not optimistic about "smelling the fragrance of 'women'".

The Austin Chronicle (Austin. ICLE)" gave a rating of only fifty points, and they argued that "there is no denying that Pacino's performance is worth remembering, but other than that, the whole movie is just a bunch of boring shots meaninglessly put together." ”

And the "Rolling Stones" (r011ing, which made his fortune as a music) has now grown into a comprehensive magazine. stone)" expressed his disgust with the film with a bad review, "useless crockpot." "A poor score of 38 is even more disastrous.

The Globe and Mail (The. globe。 and。 "In this film, you can only see a study of symbolic 'sex', a meaningless 'fine' color performance and a beautiful scene without a reference, and the 'sex' can and the scene has a narrative vacuum, as if it was an empty 'hole' and nothing work filmed in the Ice Age." ”

Whether it is praise or criticism, the attention of many media to "smell the fragrance of the 'woman'" is still unexpected, originally thought that this would be an art film that no one cared about, but now it seems that everyone still 'shoots' their eyes over.

In the current era without the Internet, the comprehensive score of the media has become the most direct criterion for judging the quality of movies, and finally "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Female'" won the score of 18 media, with a comprehensive evaluation of 72 points, which is not too high, but it is already very good.

The other counterpart to the media score is the audience score, which was born in 1978 and was created in the Theater Score (EMA. score) is the public score that distinguishes it from professional film critics. Generally speaking, professional film critics often dominate the public's opinion of the movie, and the comments of film critics often emphasize the significance of the movie, not the audience's feelings of watching the movie. Therefore, the theater score was born, and this score is completely scored by the audience after entering the cinema to watch the movie, which has nothing to do with professional film critics, and only represents the audience's personal feelings.

At present, the theater score is also the only audience word-of-mouth score that will be cited by professional magazines such as "The New York Times", "Los Angeles Times", "Variety", and "The Hollywood Reporter". The theater score is not a 100-point system, but like a school report card, starting with A+ and working its way down, a moment below C can be considered a terrible work.

In terms of theater scores, "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Female'" won a "B+", which can be said to be more 'colorful' than the media comprehensive evaluation, which shows that the audience still likes this movie more.

From the praise of the media to the support of the audience, "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Female'" swept away the mourning posture before the release and won the recognition in an all-round way, and the good news is still not over here, with the release of the movie, it is inevitable that we must still lock our eyes on the box office.

Although "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Woman'" was only screened in 20 theaters, and it was also an art film without much box office competitiveness, as long as the film was released, how to recover the cost and achieve profitability is the ultimate goal of every film company. Art films do not have a strong box office driving force, but the single-theater box office of 'color' is still worth noting, not to mention the broad prospects of the film in the videotape rental market after winning the reputation of 'color'.

After the release of "Smell the Fragrance of the 'Woman'" on October 16, Universal Pictures was overjoyed by the news of the continuous flow of 20 theater insiders, and after the opening weekend, the box office of a whopping $25,000 was really eye-catching—a triple of the $8,000 box office widely predicted by the media before the film's release. This also means that "Smell the Fragrance and Know the 'Woman'" got a box office result of $500,000 in the first week of release.

While the $400,000 weekend was not enough to make "Smelling the Girl" top 10 at the box office in the third week of October, the number one spot at the box office of all the films this week was met with praise from the media, and Universal Pictures was not shy about its joy. You must know that the final investment cost of this film is only 8 million US dollars, and it can indeed be said to be gratifying to achieve such a 'outstanding' result in the first week of screening.

Professional film critics, audiences, box office ...... "Smell the Fragrance and Know the 'Woman'" was released with frequent successes, and it appeared on the stage of the autumn film market in 1992 with a particularly 'outstanding' start. This is a situation that no one expected before, and what is even more interesting is that the literary and artistic work "Big River Love", which just became the focus of attention last week, immediately became the object of comparison, and the two young supporting roles of Estimated and Brad became the focus of the topic.