The Eyes of Tammy Faye

"It has a prosaic, down-the-middle, one-thing-after-another quality."

"(Chastain) sells it to the very end, consistently rising above what she’s been given..."

"A grotesque clown show."

"Everything around that whirlwind of an acting turn feels under-considered."

"The Bakkers were many things to many people: appalling, inspiring, laughable, sad. This movie succeeds in making them dull."

"Jessica Chastain is the only reason, though a good one, to see The Eyes of Tammy Faye."

"Patchy but glibly watchable..."

"(It) turns the fallen televangelist into a camp curiosity."

"The Eyes of Tammy Faye may have fake eyelashes in abundance, but it has no teeth."

"It's a terrific performance... But it comes in the service of a movie that doesn't measure up to it."

"The weary and plodding story putters along the redemption arc's curve, losing faith even in itself along the way."

"(Chastain is) the only reason to see this biopic of the disgraced televangelist and LGBTQ icon - but it’s a blessed enough reason..."

"Combines biopic, satire, and camp to no discernible purpose."

"A virtuoso Jessica Chastain raises up this formula biopic... (by) finding the soul beneath the sparkle."

"The conventional bio-pic... turns a complicated person into a simple character."

"Exceptionally well-cast..."

"The movie’s conventional angles make it feel like a lost opportunity, a lazy and formulaic outing leaning too heavily on its charismatic star."