Save your money for something good and enjoyable

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I love a good spy flick as much as the next person, so I looked forward to this series even though I already knew the historical facts. What bothers me most of all about this story is the implausible circumstances, could our CIA be that stupid? How many government employees had over $500,000 in cash to buy a home? And even after the CIA knew this, they still weren't sure he was the mole. The lead actors from the UK and supporting cast held this together. If our government was that stupid at that time maybe there's no way to make it look good no matter how much money you throw at a film. It's watchable and I learned a lot more about the lives lost on the other side. Bolshoi Cpaciba Ruskies

There is a lot of press about the low ratings this series has gotten and much info about ABC canceling the show after the first 2 episodes,. (now they are running the last episodes on Sunday afternoons) I don't understand why the low ratings. It is an excellent production based on the true Aldrich Ames spy story. I found every episode informative intriguing and factual. Its a great spy story. I am long time reader of spy and mystery books and found the series to be quite good. I will now find and read the book. highly recommended. be sure and watch the last episode (9) about the true facts and photos of the story. I streamed all 9 episodes on netflix.

We don't watch enough TV to have known about the flap over this show getting canceled. Just stumbled across it on Netflix. Wow. Nearly everything about this effort is really done well. They really went the extra yard concerning production details. I don't pretend to really know why it was canceled except to say it was not because its a bad or boring production. Even though we all know the outcome (more or less) the story is told so well it still qualifies as a mystery or thriller and sorta-kinda has you on the edge of your seat as they start getting closer and closer to 'the mole'. I didn't pay any real close attention when all this actually occurred. After watching this show I am now compelled to read books like "Sell Out: Aldrich Ames and the Corruption of the CIA.

I've been watching the first episode of "The Assets" and it's OK. Unfortunately, whoever set all this up didn't do their homework on 1985 Moscow...In the scene where the US spy is leaving Moscow at the airport, there is a Doppler radar tower in the background, behind the old Gaz Volga he is getting out of to go to the plane. There was no Doppler radar towers in the U.S. in 1985, much less in Moscow...In one of the scenes in Moscow, Christ the Savior Cathedral is in the background. In 1985, it did not exist. It was blown up in the early 1930's by Stalin and not rebuilt until the mid-late 1990's after the fall of the Soviet Union.Also, I don't know much about spy protocol, but walking around Moscow or any city for that manner, at night, alone in wide open spaces, is raw stupidity. Crowds help individuals blend. Being out alone is just the way to get caught. i would like to think our spies weren't that obvious.Otherwise, it was decent television...