The series started out well enough. Good story, good acting. I never read the book but I'm guessing it was pretty good. The trouble with the series here is Robert Downey Jr. Ruins it. He's a decent actor but he's just not talented enough to carry 4 parts. All his characters look the same, and act the same. It's hard to watch. The 'light tense music' and sound effects at times are misplaced and bad. The seriousness of a terrible war is lost on this almost comedic take of the writers and directors. It comes across as watered down somehow. Almost like a daytime soap opera. Too many flashbacks gets a little tiring and a little old. Just not a well made series. It's a shame they ruined a good story.
Review of The Sympathizer
