People who give poor ratings are culturally biased and their comments are unreliable. I almost not watching it because of their untrustworthy reviews. I'd trust the comments that the book is better but even those, they'd give the movie a 4 out of 5 rating and not 1. As for me, I've never read the book and the miniseries were exciting, satirical, metaphorical, sad, artsy, and twisty. It was culturally entertaining! If you've watched a bit of shows that are on Netflix and wherever else, you'd appreciate watching the Sympathizer. Pure quality 👌 👏.