The Spy Next Door review – a wild story … once the endless string of men have stopped talking

The gripping case of Russian spy Anna Chapman somehow becomes quite dull in parts of this very male documentary. Thank goodness for the only woman to speak in it – who livens things up ahead of a thrilling ending In June 2010, Anna Chapman was arrested in New York City as part of a major FBI operation targeting Russian spies. Members of the “illegals programme” had, for decades, ingratiated themselves into American workplaces and communities, all while working for Russia’s foreign intelligen...

By Hannah J Davies