The Eyes of Tammy Faye

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Cheryl F I really liked this movie. So many things I didn't know about Tammy Faye. I will never think of her as a joke again. Jessica Chastain does a touching portrayal. No matter what your views of organized religion, I highly recommend this movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Audience Member I'm not all that interested in this character, but my wife wanted to watch it, so we did. I watched part of the newer film, as well. It seemed like that newer film mostly just dramatized real footage from this film. I would probably watch this film rather than that newer one. I'm not sure what the point of the newer one is. By the way, there's no question that Jerry Falwell lived every bit as lavishly as these guys did. And, frankly, I think Tammy Faye, crazy and tacky as she might be, was a much more decent person then he was. As for Jim Bakker, I can't really say. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Jessica Chastain is Tammy Faye. She is amazing. Not so much for Andrew Garfield. Not a great script but worth watching to see Jessica Chastain. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review georgan g This icon of female religious leaders had quite a long track record of being far left. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The only thing that The Eyes of Tammy Faye seemed to prove is that she was still in dire need of an internal and external makeover. It is a nauseating pity party, marked by her deep hypocrisies. I gave Tammy Faye credit for one thing only, and that was her acceptance of gays and other religions. Towards the end, she commented that she would be able to hug her husband for the first time in two years without people watching -- and then does it on camera. Even if you wipe out all the past greed -- and indeed, she and Jim were not and are not the only televangelists to live high off the backs of their congregation -- one fact is clear: Tammy was in it for the attention; but she also wanted to control the type of attention she got. Notoriety just doesn't work that way. When you stay in the faces of so many people who have made it clear they don't want any more of you, you're going to get a lot of negative attention. And I was angry at myself for giving her any. In the end, the Bakkers are simply a chapter in the book of parasitic televangelism and were probably no worse or better than their like-minded peers of yesterday or today. There was a lot of blame to go around, but Tammy Faye served up portions of it to everyone but herself. The documentary was well done, but unfortunately, it boiled down to the ultimate gift to a narcissist. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member If you didn't like Tammy Faye before, you really won't like her after watching this movie. Mission accomplished. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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