It's a testimony to the integrity and poignancy of Tammy Faye herself that she comes off as a cool, even complex, woman.
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Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A lively and affectionate cross between an infomercial and a genuflection.
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San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Demonstrates, if nothing else, that there's a genuine person -- chastened by mistakes and more compassionate, perhaps, for all she's suffered -- beneath the war paint and the stardust.
Whatever the complicated truth about PTL, Tammy Faye's homespun charisma is undeniable; if only the Lord would give her the strength to say, "Get thee behind me, false eyelashes!"
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TimeRichard Schickel
TimeRichard 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.
By letting her babble on and become a somewhat risible figure, the filmmakers display a somewhat mean-spirited attitude, despite all their fuss about finally appreciating this put-upon survivor.