Does the movie, with its sock-puppet intros and narration by RuPaul Charles, mock Tammy Faye, sanctify her, or turn her into a flamboyant image of distressed womanly martyrdom -- the Judy Garland of televangelism? All of the above.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
A hilarious, poignant, lovingly ironic celebration of (Tammy Faye Bakker's) rise and fall and her refusal to be broken.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
She is also, we sense, a woman of great generosity of spirit, and a TV natural: The star she most reminds me of is Lucille Ball.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
A lively and affectionate cross between an infomercial and a genuflection.Read Full Review »
It's a tale of survival and kitsch that will win you over.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
It's more of a mash note than a formal documentary, and there's nothing wrong with that.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
Maybe this documentary is a bit too enthralled by her, but she emerges from it a game girl, a gay activist and a curiously sympathetic figure.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Eyes sees what it wants to see, but it's a riveting glimpse.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
(To be) thoroughly enjoyed as a privileged look at one of the loopiest of late 20th century lives.Read Full Review »
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