Review: With empathy, Chastain plays Tammy Faye Bakker

Tammy Faye Bakker wore a lot of makeup. In the aptly titled “ The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” the camera, and star and producer Jessica Chastain, dare us to consider what’s underneath. It’s a strange feeling to have spent over two hours with this Tammy Faye, come out on her side and still feel conflicted about it for all that the film doesn’t say or question. But although “Tammy Faye” may be imperfect, it does succeed in at least one significant way: We’re not just looking at her makeup anymore. “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” a Searchlight Pictures release in theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “sexual content and drug abuse.” Running time: 126 minutes.