The Spy Who Fell to Earth

In this documentary we have no clear answer. What it is makes an argument that real life espionage is 100% cloak and dagger. A possible Egyptian hero and a turned Israeli spy looms large. There is quite the side stories to support both. In this convoluted reality is the story of "The Spy Who Fell to Earth". And the title is wholly descriptive as Marwan's death was due to a fall. Was it the Israelis? Was it the Egyptians? Was it suicide? It remains an open answer. In this climate this documentary allows there is ample reason for at least two of these scenarios. Even in retrospect the concrete answer alludes those who seek it. One journalist feels a heavy burden in the outcome. This is an arresting confluence of events. There is ample information here to support either of the two possibilities of murder with no clear cut answer. Frustrating? That is true, but the story is larger and that is what this documentary does achieve. The bottom line is that playing between two passionately waring factions is fought with peril. That peril resulted in Marwan's death is the only thing that is certain. What should not be forgotten is that this was only one life of thousands that has been lost over this struggle. A life and death that remains still today.

Total waste of time under a gripping name. The film is pointless consisting of repetitive scenes and having no distinctive narrative. It gives nothing. Why it is done? Looks a lot like the author's egotrip presenting mostly him.

A documentary that to some may feel unfulfilled. We have a spy who was quite the figure. Many things remain unknown about his motives, about his believes, about whom he worked for. Or for how many people. What seems pretty clear is that he didn't just jump and try to fly. I think everyone can agree that that would be quite convinient and totally wrong.

But who did it then? One of the many things the documentary tries to reveal. Again there will be a lot of people who are not satisfied with this and what it actually says. I understand people who argue that it goes in circles or repeats certain talking points. It still is done very well over all. Could have been shorter for sure, but don't hold it against it

It's clear that the author thinks he's all that, and he is by far the weakest part of the documentary. Also the info they chose to leave out in lieu of simply retelling the story over and over again, is strange. The editing was also strange and unnecessarily confusing.

The historian behind this story is either not very clever or a grandiose crook or both. My guess is, I'm sorry to say, he might be both.