The part of me that grew up reading sci-fi novels was tickled just enough, and the comedy was just (barely) funny enough, for me to recommend this.
Evolution (2001)
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Reviews Counted:130
Fresh:54
Rotten:76
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Director Reitman tries to remake Ghostbusters, but his efforts are largely unsuccessful because the movie has too many comedic misfires.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Director Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS, STRIPES, DAVE) turns from ghosts to aliens in this comedy starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Julianne Moore. When a meteor crashes into the Arizona... Director Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS, STRIPES, DAVE) turns from ghosts to aliens in this comedy starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Julianne Moore. When a meteor crashes into the Arizona desert, local community college professors Ira Kane (Duchovny) and Harry Block (Jones) are shocked to discover that it has introduced rapidly evolving aliens to Earth. Although the professors try to keep their discovery a secret, the U.S. military takes over the investigation, sealing off the fantastic creatures and the environment that the aliens have established. But when aliens start popping up on nearby golf courses and in the local mall, it's up to Kane and Block to save the world. With a little help from Allison Reed (Julianne Moore), a clumsy scientist with the Center for Disease Control, and Wayne Green (Seann William Scott), a dim-witted country club pool manager and fireman-wannabe, the two professors devise a plan using an unlikely weapon to kill the alien population before it wipes out the human race. Fittingly, former Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd appears as the governor of Arizona. [More]
Starring: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Orlando Jones
Starring: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Orlando Jones, Dan Aykroyd, Richard Moll, Sarah Silverman, Ted Levine, Ty Burrell
Director: Ivan Reitman
Director: Ivan Reitman
Screenwriter: David Weissman, David Diamond
Producer: Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck, Don Jakoby, Jeff Apple, David Rodgers
Composer: John Powell
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC
Reviews for Evolution
"Evolution" bottom feeds with his (Reitman's) "Legal Eagles," "Twins" and "Junior" oeuvre.
Let’s just call this movie the turkey that it is and move on to the next entry in this disappointing year of crappola at the movies.
Despite some legitimate signs of life, Evolution isn't fit enough to survive.
The laughs are solid far more often than they're weak, and when it's over, you know you've been entertained.
The players are obviously having a great time and their comic energy is contagious.
A sorry retread of Ghostbusters, a bad remake of Men in Black, and nowhere near as clever as it thinks it is.
Evolution becomes the kind of film that Dad might laugh at more than his 16-year-old son. Chalk it up to residual Ghostbusters goodwill memories.
After his last three unimpressive film roles, Duchovny finally delivers a performance worth the ticket price.
The bad news is that it's no Ghostbusters. The good news is that it's no Ghostbusters II.
I laughed -- but mostly to keep from getting depressed about the devolution of mainstream movies.
It's just too bad that the plot and its various elements feel recycled and that the writing contains so many jokes that aren't funnier.
Evolution has just the right kind of mild hilarity for a warm summer afternoon at the movies.
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