“Oh, yeah!”

From The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

After a powerful experience with God as a child, Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) went to Bible college to prepare for a music ministry. However, when she met the charismatic Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield), the two instantly fell in love and got married with a shared dream for a powerful ministry. While her parents (Cherry Jones and Fredric Lehne) disapproved of their quick marriage at such a young age, it quickly became obvious that Tammy’s energetic passion for showing God’s love to everyone she met was the perfect match to Jim’s bold ideas for ministry. Despite their big plans for becoming traveling preachers focusing on prosperity, Jim and Tammy faced challenges early on in their shared ministry. A chance encounter after one of their services quickly led to the Bakkers getting their own children’s show on the Christian Broadcasting Network under the direction of Pat Robertson (Gabriel Olds). Not satisfied with just a children’s show, Jim pushes Pat for permission to start a Christian late night talk show, and the highly successful 700 Club was born. As their success grows with their shows, Jim and Tammy branch out in the late 1960s to create their own show and network: PTL. Even though their style of ministry was extremely financially successful, the Bakkers were often met with disapproval of other nearby ministers, such as Jerry Falwell (Vincent D’Onofrio). As the years go by, the PTL reach and success does nothing but grow, though Jim and Tammy’s marriage and private lives suffer as their desire to push their prosperity teachings greatly distorts their original goal for ministry.

Inspired by the scandal that rocked the world, this dramatic biography is an interesting, but sad look at the Bakker’s memorable fall from grace. Chastain’s transformation into her character is genuinely impressive, as is Garfield’s embodiment of the famous televangelist, but their shared scenes are the driving force of the story. The Eyes of Tammy Faye is not a movie that will connect with all viewers because of the religious elements, but some will enjoy the interesting story as a cautionary tale of the often destructive lure of fortune.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 126 minutes |Genre: biography/drama|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 1 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 2 of 10|Gore: 0 of 10

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