We already know Tammy was a caricature. What would be interesting to know is if there are other, relatable things true about her life which is what I expected from this film. Everyone in this film is way too one-sided. It mostly portrays Jim and especially Tammy as fools which they really were not. Where is the story? It never moves much past her silliness. I was hoping to see some relatability. Didn't really happen. She never left caricature. She was a victim of a lot of toxicity which was never properly addressed or resolved. Jim and Tammy were not doofuses, they knew exactly what they were doing. Every human has complexities. We see not a lot of that here. The film sticks way too hard to the "Christians are dumb" theme and it smacks of an agenda, or something. It needed a lot more. I guess what I'm saying is, I'd like to see more of Tammy without the makeup, so to speak.
Review of The Eyes of Tammy Faye
