"George and Tammy"

It's not bad.  But it's not good.  Admittedly, I'm not a fan of country music but that being said, I loved "Walk the Line" about Johnny Cash, so it's not just the subject matter.  The issues, in my opinion, are many.  First, there isn't a lot or original here.  You could call this "George and Tammy" but you could also call it "A Star is Born".  All the elements are the same.  And Ms. Wynette's actual story is flattened a good deal, the timelines and details changed to fit a certain kind of narrative.  Another example of people wanting to tell a specific story which might not line up with the reality.  In the series, Tammy is a reserved person who is in control.  She is strong in a quiet way, a steady person who gets the eye of George Jones.  He pursues her.  The story focuses on their time together, painting it as a kind of fatalistic love story, like Romeo and Juliet.  Ms. Chastain's performance is incredibly muted compared to her award-winning work as Tammy Faye last year.  The problem with the portrayal is that Tammy Wynette was known to be a lady who liked the gentlemen, and George was the third of four marriages.  She was also someone who was seriously medicated for nearly a decade before she and George ever crossed paths.  Bottom line?  Tammy Wynette had a layered life and deserves a real biopic -- one which shows the totality of who she was and what she lived through.  This feels like the version you tell the tourists.