Sputnik
IFC Midnight | Release Date (Streaming): August 14, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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60
The GuardianCath ClarkeSep 8, 2020
A smart and satisfying movie, although the crashy-bashy deafening score is so loud you can probably hear it in space. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerAug 14, 2020
In a concrete Russian military facility, no-one can hear you scream. Sputnik offers obvious time-honoured sci-fi/horror shenanigans with a few fun tweaks to the formula. Read full review
60
VarietyTomris LafflyAug 12, 2020
Abramenko maintains the film’s finite appeal throughout, mostly thanks to a familiar aura and a charismatic lead performance by Oksana Akinshina, a fine surrogate for the tough-as-nails heroine Ellen Ripley. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearAug 12, 2020
You’ve seen this before. Think of it as a potent dose of sci-fi/horror Methadone to keep the withdrawals at bay. Read full review
58
IndieWireEric KohnAug 13, 2020
It’s an efficient, effects-driven ride with snippets of real ideas, but never quite willing to take them out of this world. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 14, 2020
Oleg Malovichko and Andrei Zolotarev's script neither brings it to life nor quite has us rooting for its destruction. Read full review
50
Screen DailyWendy IdeAug 13, 2020
Atmosphere alone is not enough. Abramenko fails to generate much in the way of empathy with the characters, resulting in tension being diffused by the fact that it’s hard to care very much for their outcomes. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 9, 2020
Sputnik’s third act is a rush of formulaic action meant, perhaps, to compensate for the interminably repetitive and impersonal second act, which is mostly concerned with reinforcing a set of foregone conclusions. Read full review
40
CineVueChristopher MachellAug 14, 2020
No amount of tight corridors and shots of CCTV monitors ever make protagonist Tatyana feel in peril: this, far more than derivative monsters and confusing themes, is Sputnik’s fatal error. Read full review
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