Jessica Chastain shines in frazzled biopic about price of faith and fame; For better or worse, we're on Tammy Faye's side, but the film often embraces the worst bits of a complicated story in order to make Tammy Faye look better
Jessica Chastain is a marvel, so successfully inhabiting her character that it's almost impossible not to be persuaded of Tammy Faye's inherent goodness and good intentions, even if she strayed off the path just a little
Jessica Chastain elevates evangelist biopic; As far as biopics go, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is a largely flattering account of its subject; however, the documentary finds ways to reveal the late televangelist's flaws -- humanizing her in the process
Jessica Chastain delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in the title role; Andrew Garfield is nothing less than sensational as her soft-spoken, indifferent and cloyingly ambitious preacher husband Jim; two powerhouse stars turn "Tammy Faye" into a triumph
it's a weird, campy, wonderful little film; this exceptionally well-cast version of Tammy Faye's story does manage to tap into a cultural moment with reverberations we continue to feel today
a performance that’s entirely original and amazing for its intensity; Jessica Chastain is the only reason, though a good one, to see "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", a shrill biopic of the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker
"Eyes" is a strange undertaking. As directed by Michael Showalter, it combines biopic, satire, and camp to no discernible purpose. It treats the Bakkers as something between grotesques and simpletons, which does rather limit the biopic angle
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