Movie #2073 "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" (Netflix DVD) Let me start first with a disclaimer: I would never have watched this film if it weren't for Chastain and Garfield being in it, and now Chastain is nominated for AA and so I am glad that I got to see it. She does a great job --- she actually made me feel sorry for this woman (whom I wouldn't give the time of day to because of who she was) --And Garfield is amazing no matter what he does --- can either of these actors do badly in a part that is given to them? I think not. And Cherry Jones was the cherry on the top Now, as far as the movie, I have mixed feelings about it --- As I watched, I couldn't believe it --- it seemed all very pretentious to me, like the people. If that was the design of the director, he accomplished it. Overall, I wasn't sure on the tone --- was I supposed to like these people because they were so holy? feel sorry for them? think they deserved all that they got? liked them because of their passion? or just watched in awe of how their story unfolded --- I did the latter. The tone was almost jokey-hokey. For that reason, I'd give it a 3.8 and I wonder how anyone else felt about this particular film because this is definitely an "iffy" review from me.
PS --- it wasn't really all that intimate --- I felt I was just watching the glitzy outside of these two characters......like the joke was on us if you followed them?
"THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE" 2021 PG-13 2 hours and 6 mins
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
Director: Michael Showalter
Writers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Abe Sylvia
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones
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