The Eyes of Tammy Faye: 'Hollywood Oscar bait'
BBCThe Eyes of Tammy Faye: 'Hollywood Oscar bait' Searchlight Pictures The Eyes of Tammy Faye is exactly what you'd expect from an unimaginative biopic – colourful, energetic and shallow – although Jessica Chastain puts in a dazzling performance, writes Caryn James. There aren't many screen heroines with the garishly bad taste of Tammy Faye Bakker, brought to flamboyant life by Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. The Eyes of Tammy Faye is the definition of Hollywood Oscar bait, with a dynamic, physically shape-shifting performance at its centre, and a screenplay that suffers from all the flaws of a standard biopic. The feature is based on Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato's 2000 documentary, also called The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which Bakker herself contributed to.
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Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for ‘Tammy Faye’
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye review: Jessica Chastain borders on the ridiculous in glitzy biopic
The IndependentThe Eyes of Tammy Faye: Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield play televangelist power couple in film that champions her perspective
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Jessica Chastain redeems a televangelist in ‘Tammy Faye’
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Review: With empathy, Chastain plays Tammy Faye Bakker
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