Review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) by Adam A — 23 Dec 2009

The ultimate women empowerment movie. Its not too bad though.

This review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) was written by Adam A on 23 Dec 2009.

Fried Green Tomatoes has generally received very positive reviews.

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