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Fried Green Tomatoes
Starring: Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy Directed by: Jon Avnet Rated PG-13 Genre: Drama Synopsis: A middle aged woman meets and elderly woman at a nursing home while visiting a relative. A friendship quickly sparks between the two and the older lady beings to tell the story of where she grew up. My Thoughts: This movie is a total chick flick. Not that it is a bad thing, but be ready to be bored. Having a running time of 136 minutes, this movie feels like it drags for more than that. Scorecard: Acting- Kathy Bates plays the middle aged Evelyn and Jessica Tandy plays the old Ninny, both of which you don't see a whole lot in the movie as it is mostly flashbacks, but they both did a good job. The best acting job in my opinion actually came from Chris O'Donnell who played Buddy, for some reason, I really thought that he did a very good job, and that is saying something for O'Donnell, who isn't known for his acting ability. (1) Direction- Being based on a book, there is some massive differences. While most wouldn't be noticed unless you have read the book, I personally think that they would have added to the movie. The two central characters (during the flashbacks) in the book where basically lesbians and were having a loving affair with each other, but in the movie, they shied away form it, in fact they really didn't mention it at all, during the DVD commentary, I believe the director said that the food fight scene was supposed to be symbolic... but it really didn't make sense. The direction still wasn't terrible, but there was nothing grand either. (1/2) Story- A woman becomes friends with an old lady, the old lady begins to tell the woman about her past and the times she grew up and that's really it. The story was so generic that it is really hard to get into. (0) Expectations- I wasn't expecting anything with this movie, and I wasn't disappointed. (1/2) Boring?- Yes. The story flows, but it flows at such a slow pace it makes you think you are watching paint dry. (0) Final Score: 2 out of 5 Final Thoughts: The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) rated this movie as a 4.5 out of 10. That is less than average. My rating is 2 out of 5, and that is less than average. We actually agree on something. This movie, while actually watchable, really isn't that special. The acting was very good, but that is the only thing that makes this movie any good. A good friend of mine was saying she loves this movie. While I can understand why she does, ( the whole thing about being female! ) it really isn't something that most people should go out of their ways to see. Especially the male population. Sorry Sandy!
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