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The Sympathizer review – Robert Downey Jr thunders around in prosthetics in this stylish Vietnam drama

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This ambitious identity-and-imperialism saga sees the American actor take on several different roles – and demands your full attention Robert Downey Jr really Robert Downey Jrs the hell out of The Sympathizer. He thunders around in a vast array of prosthetics, giving off that weird, intense aggro-magnetism, and it might be the sheer Robert Downey Jr-ness of him that explains why it took me until halfway through the second episode to realise tha…

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The Sympathizer review – Robert Downey Jr thunders around in prosthetics in this stylish Vietnam drama

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

The Sympathizer is the most fun Robert Downey Jr has been in a decade – review

The ‘Iron Man’ star plays four roles in a stylish and substantial new miniseries from Korean master Park Chan-wook

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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'Worth the hype': Robert Downey Jr starrer 'The Sympathizer' leaves fans impressed

'Worth the hype': Robert Downey Jr starrer 'The Sympathizer' leaves fans impressed LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Soon after HBO Max aired the finale episode of 'The Sympathizer', fans flocked to social media to discuss its key takeaways and share their reviews. The period black comedy drama featuring Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. is an adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's popular novel of the same name. Park Chan-wook's stellar direction, along wit…

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IndieWire

‘The Sympathizer’ Puts Robert Downey Jr. in Prosthetics One Last Time for Finale

[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The Sympathizer” below.] Turns out there was a very good reason for Robert Downey Jr. playing multiple roles in A24/HBO’s “The Sympathizer,” which is revealed in the Episode 7 finale (“Endings Are Hard, Aren’t They?). That’s when the versatile actor turns up in a surprising cameo as the Captain’s (Hoa Xuan Nguyen) father — a French Catholic priest, donning a long dark beard — and we learn that his other four charact…

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The Sympathizer review – Robert Downey Jr thunders around in prosthetics in this stylish Vietnam drama

The Sympathizer review – Robert Downey Jr thunders around in prosthetics in this stylish Vietnam drama

The Sympathizer is the most fun Robert Downey Jr has been in a decade – review

The Sympathizer is the most fun Robert Downey Jr has been in a decade – review

'Worth the hype': Robert Downey Jr starrer 'The Sympathizer' leaves fans impressed

'Worth the hype': Robert Downey Jr starrer 'The Sympathizer' leaves fans impressed

‘The Sympathizer’ Puts Robert Downey Jr. in Prosthetics One Last Time for Finale

‘The Sympathizer’ Puts Robert Downey Jr. in Prosthetics One Last Time for Finale

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