All four actresses (Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker) are at the top of their craft. If you are reading this and haven't seen it, please make a point to. It is much more than that, and more than the most glowing review can ever convey. This movie has to be experienced, as mere descriptions might sound like another southern-flavored movie about women or a weepy nostalgic tale. Ninny proceeds to tell Evelyn the story of Idgie and Ruth, two young women who shared an amazing friendship and love 50 years earlier. The two have an instant chemistry and a deep friendship begins. Kathy Bates plays Evelyn Couch, an unhappy middle-aged housewife who stumbles on Ninny Threadgoode (the superb Jessica Tandy) one day by accident at the nursing home where she is visiting one of her husband's relatives. The scenes from the past become more powerful by the juxtaposition to modern times, where the story begins and returns at intervals. This was the era of hobos and simple pleasures. The flashbacks take us to the time of an Alabama whistle stop town that was a bustling hub when the railroad was the center of all movement. A time and place in America, filled with the best and the worst of our life and history, is impeccably captured. It is absolutely magical storytelling with a stellar cast and beautifully written characters that never fade from memory. This is a story that burrows into your heart and mind and stays there. I was somewhat skeptical the first time I saw it because I adored the book and I knew there were some changes, but I found the essence of Fannie Flagg's fabulous novel in tact. This is one of my top five films of all time.
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