10 Movie Mistakes Directors Refused To Fix Because The Acting Was Too Good

9. Al Pacino Goes Fully Blind - Scent Of A Woman

The Mistake

During a scene late in the Al Pacino-starring, Oscar-winning classic, Pacino's blind, alcoholic protagonist Lt. Col. Frank Slade is walking through the New York streets with his young minder Charlie (Chris O'Donnell), when he walks into a garbage can and falls over, requiring Charlie to help him up.

This wasn't in any way planned: Pacino was so committed to convincingly portraying a blind man that he intentionally limited his vision as much as possible, staring into unnatural areas which would prevent him from spotting obstacles.

The Awesome Acting

Not only did Pacino play a blind man believably enough to actually trip over, he kept in-character as he fell to the floor and was helped back up.

Given that the brief moment further cements Frank's vulnerability, director Martin Brest couldn't bring himself to cut the gaffe - even despite the beefy 156-minute runtime.

Pacino finally won his long-deserved Best Actor Oscar for the role, so there's no arguing with any of Pacino or Brest's choices here.