The Eyes of Tammy Faye
From the 1960's to the 1980's, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.
- Released: 2021-09-17
- Runtime: 126 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Wystrach, Sam Jaeger, Louis Cancelmi, Gabriel Olds, Fredric Lehne, Chandler Head, Jay Huguley, Dan Johnson, Michael MacCauley, Grant Owens, Coley Campany, Craig Newkirk, Wes Jetton, Jess Weixler, Maurie Speed, Lindsay Ayliffe, Julie P. Tuggle, Kimberly Ann Parker, Dana Marks, Alan Boell, Randy Havens, Lila Jane Meadows, Carolyn Mints, Kelly Borgnis, Kelsi Chandler, Joe Ando-Hirsh, John Johnson, Grayson Carter, Kimberly Ann Parker, Hugh Downs, Alan Dale, Ronald Reagan, Jay Leno
- Director: Michael Showalter
Comments
- mickeythechamp - 24 October 2022
a biopic
A movie I kinda liked but in the end plays it's safe for the most part. It's the definition of a standard biopic with a few charming aspects here and there.
To begin with I'm a Dane and therefore isn't that familiar with American Christian TV. I might talk about aspects of religion and it's presence on TV from an unknowning angel and find it fassenating more than normal. I knew religious radio and TV was a thing but rhe size and influence is beyond my comprehension. No disrespect, just fascination.
We follow Tammy Faye. A religious girl who loves everyone. We follow her carrier from humble beginnings to the start of one of the biggest religious programs on American tv. We see her ups and downs throughout her life.
The acting in this movie is good. Jessica Chastain stays in her charecter and is believable. I have no idea how Tammy Faye was in real life so maybe she nails it or not I don't know. The charecter is consistent though. The portrail can make Faye seem more like a charecter than a real person at times, but again maybe she was like that, I don't know.
It's as stated a basic biopic run through all the major events as fast as possible. Sometimes it means something other times it's just to cover your ass so people don't get mad you didn't include this and that. Faye sounds like a nice and respectable person but as per usual, biopics can seem a bit glorifying at times. It's always nice when you don't know the person in the movie course then you can't compare it to your already existing view of the person, but maybe some will take offense to the movie, again I don't know.
Faye seems like an interesting person with an interesting life, but the movie might feel a bit too long and unfocused. It doesn't really want to tell something about Faye or her life, just show it.
What it wants to talk about though is interesting. Religious belive contra the capital church. To begin with Faye and her husband does this because they want to share the word of god, but Jim(Faye's husband) begins to see thier business being more about money than the word of god. Faye don't really notice these changes, whitch feels strange. There are some suttle jokes about the capital church and the hardworking luxury people. A scene with a footbath macine cements to me that the movie sees the obsertety of the situations and people in them and it makes for funny scenes at times.
While I'll recormend the movie, it is overall a run of the mill biopic with not a lot to say. It has some good moments here and there but ends up not saying much.
