Review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) by Scott R — 27 Jun 2015

It is effective but the flashback structure doesn't really work perfectly.

This review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) was written by Scott R on 27 Jun 2015.

Fried Green Tomatoes has generally received very positive reviews.

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