Among the many honors bestowed upon The Sympathizer is selection as one of Time magazine's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time. Yes, it also includes sophisticated humor, but nothing goofy.
In this treatment of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, mystery and thrill are on the back burner, while self-indulgence is in ample supply. It is essentially a vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. To amuse himself with a succession of annoying characterizations, but director Park Chan-wook contributes innumerable quirky gimmicks and distractions.
Full disclosure: having began the series with high expectations we gave up on it after the second episode. If you can't hack it, an excellent alternative is available: Read the book.
In this treatment of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, mystery and thrill are on the back burner, while self-indulgence is in ample supply. It is essentially a vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. To amuse himself with a succession of annoying characterizations, but director Park Chan-wook contributes innumerable quirky gimmicks and distractions.
Full disclosure: having began the series with high expectations we gave up on it after the second episode. If you can't hack it, an excellent alternative is available: Read the book.