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The Assets
SummaryCIA-counterintelligence-analyst-turned-soviet-spy Aldrich Ames (Paul Rhys) tries to stay one step ahead of CIA agents Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker) and Jeanne Vertefuille (Harriet Walter), who want to stop the person responsible for the leaks before they endanger more people in this eight-episode miniseries based on the book "Circle of Treason: ... Read More

The Assets

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2014
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Metascore
58
33% Positive
5 Reviews
60% Mixed
9 Reviews
7% Negative
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Dec 31, 2013
91
Newsday
The Assets isn't flashy, but boy, is it effective. It just grinds away, laying down intriguing details of "asset" care and feeding, made vivid through determined performances and intense crescendos.
Dec 30, 2013
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Rhys and Whittaker are terrific and the two big reasons to watch the series.... Speaking of assets, credibility of the story is nicely enhanced by muted cinematography and art direction, emphasizing that catching spies is done by nondescript men and women who lead seemingly normal lives and work in under-decorated offices deciphering codes and other information.
Jan 2, 2014
60
Denver Post
Not a brilliant effort, but worth a look.
Mar 27, 2014
58
The Lincoln Journal Star
In Assets, I wanted more about Ames and his motives--and maybe that will come later--but this is Grimes’ story, right down to how her job affected her home life.
Jan 2, 2014
50
The New York Times
The Assets is uneven, with some excellent scenes and quite a few bad ones.
Jan 2, 2014
40
TV Guide Magazine
he only time The Assets comes alive is when the focus falls on the soon-to-be-notorious turncoat Ames, a compellingly twitchy Paul Rhys.... The Assets reduces the complex world of espionage to laughably simplistic terms.
Dec 31, 2013
25
Uncle Barky
The Assets just can’t get untracked, lumbering through its first two hours without any sense of purpose, style or urgency.
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2014
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