Shudder Day: Sputnik (2020)

 In Soviet Russie, Space goes to you!

This one recently popped up on Shudder and I'd never heard of it, so...почему нет?

Two men return from their trip to Space in 1983 in their capsule.

As they are going down, they hear a strange sound on the hull.

We then see the crashed pod with a dead body inside...and one wounded.

A Neuropsychiatrist is brought in by a General to help with the case.

He picked her because she was in trouble with a recent case and he felt that she would 'do anything to help her patient.'

That's...ominous, no?

The one Cosmonaut survived and is staying in a Military Facility in Kazakhstan.

She sees him and he appears generally normal.

She thinks nothing of what is happening and plans to go back to Moscow tomorrow.

She can't sleep and is then approached in her Room by the General.

He calls her in and tells her that she has to see something...

As it turns out, they sent two beings into Space and came back with three.

This alien is using the Cosmonaut's body as a host and the Government wants to study it.

That'll show Reagan!

Of course, there are lots of twists and turns that happen.

Can she tame the alien?
Can she trust the General?
Can she trust the Cosmonaut?

To find out, stream it now.

A Film with some real potential and some good moments to be seen.

Sputnik is by no means a perfect Film.

The Pacing is a bit slow at times and parts of it lag a bit in the middle.

The creature design is good, but you almost always see the thing in pitch black or at odd angles.  They also cop out a bit for the final shot of it- which I'm not going to SPOIL- but not showing it from the right angle.

You know that you did that on purpose!

The Music is also pretty stock, sounding like leftover tracks from a Film like Inception.  Not bad music, but so familiar that you'll find yourself going 'is that from another Movie?'

All that said, I don't regret watching this one.

As an Alien Film, it has some unique ideas and doesn't just play into cliches.  It has real potential that it never quite reaches.

Speaking of not reaching something, this Poster- which I think is Japanese- sure promises you a very, VERY different Movie!

A weird and fun Film, if a bit overlong.  A really good first attempt at something great.