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“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Reviewed: A Defanged Tale of Religion, Politics, Sex, and Money | The New Yorker

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The conventional bio-pic of the televangelist turns a complicated person into a simple character.

Save this story Save this story I’m not a religious person, but I confess that I’m fascinated by cinematic representations of religious fervor. An idea so powerful that it takes possession of a character and expresses itself in flamboyant rhetoric, with extravagant performances to match, is, to my mind, an irresistible spectacle. (“ Marjoe ” and “ Red Hook Summer ” are two favorites.) “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” the new film about the rise and fall of the evangelical star Tammy Faye Bakker, along with her first husband, the preacher Jim Bakker, fits into that category of movies, and, at its best

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