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Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Jon Avnet

Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker ...

7.4

56,733

Drama Evelyn's smalltown Alabama existence has become meaningless. But her life takes on new meaning listening to the stories told by Ninnie Thredgoode about the Whistle Stop Cafe which was run by young Idgie Threadgoode who was given to drinking, gambling and loyalty to her abused friend Ruth.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Fried Green Tomatoes is fairly predictable, and the flashback structure is a distraction, but the strength of the performances overcomes the problems of the structure (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"A drama about strong, giving, funny women, "Fried Green Tomatoes" seems plucked from the same patch as the play-turned-movie "'Steel Magnolias'"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[It] has some good performances and a measure of homespun appeal (...) One of the strongest things in the film is Ms. Masterson, a magnetic, wildly defiant actress"	POS
United States	John Hartl Seattle Times	"It's so busy pushing buttons that it rarely has time to settle down to establish even one relationship that rings true"	NEG
United Kingdom	Rebecca Nicholson The Guardian	"[I am grateful] for the message, more implied than explicit, that love is love and that true happiness, however brief, is always possible."	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"It's a nice, pleasant celebration of friendship, but without much meat to chew on (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Variety	"Absorbing and life-affirming quality fare (...) Jon Avnet, in his feature film debut, gets first-rate work from the featured performers."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"None of the characters has been filled out beyond the underlying conventions and the few distinctive mannerisms contributed by the actresses who portray them."	NEG
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"While 'Fried Green Tomatoes' often veers between being too pat and too vague, too obvious and too unclear (...) it still has a charm that stems from its vivid and unique characterizations (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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