The acting is convincing and although the romance between Idgy and Ruth is tamed down a lot, it is evident that the women love each other. The characters are memorable and charming. Through this story Evelyn gains a sense of self and happiness that she has never known before.īased on Fannie Flagg’s bestselling book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, this film keeps the essence of the original story while adding elements of magic that can only happen in film. It is the story of murder, justice and love. One day, on a visit to her mother in law’s old age home, she meets Mrs Threadgood, a lonely old woman who starts telling her the story of Idgy and Ruth. It is the early 90s and Evelyn is struggling to get her husband to care about more than food and sport. But with years of hard work Jon Avnet managed to take the essence of the book and turn it into a brilliant movie.įried Green Tomatoes covers the lives of two sets of women. A good book can be difficult to translate into a good movie because they are such different mediums. Fried Green Tomatoes is one of those films that is based on a book and both the movie and book are brilliant.
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