Review of Sputnik (2020) by Umaumai — 10 Dec 2020
Full of atmosphere and solid acting, but the film's cast can't carry the thin script beyond its extra terrestrial intrigue. My Russian might be rusty, but since when did Sputnik mean "trying so hard to be M.
Night Shyamalan yet falling so short...like M. Night Shyamalan." I did really enjoy this movie, but it tries something that just doesn't work for me in the end and without giving any spoilers I'll just say that we really know who the lead character is without knowing that much about them.
The special effects are actually really great and they set up, for the most part, a period of time that I fully believe is Russia circa 1983. It's very straight forward and very shocking in how graphic the action becomes, but I never felt like it was a horror spectacle.
If you are looking for something a bit different and from a foreign market, I'd suggest giving it a watch. Definitely on the scarier side and not for anyone who doesn't like gore.
This review of Sputnik (2020) was written by Umaumai on 10 Dec 2020.
Sputnik has generally received positive reviews.
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