Excellent Film! One of the very best of its time staring the award winning Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates. Watch as an unhappy house wife played by Bates befriends Tandy in a nursing home. Tandy tells her of a tell of laughter, devotion and a frienship that defies all obstacles. Bates becomes addicted to the story and returns time after time to find out what happens. As the story is told it helps bates to become a stronger woman and to stand up for herself.Tandy spins the tale well and draws you in to al the lies, the murder and cover up at the Whistle Stop.This is a movie you will watch again and again.The acting id superb! Plot is Excellent! a 10+ !