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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

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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.

Full Review Source: Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
06/09/01
Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies

"Evolution" bottom feeds with his (Reitman's) "Legal Eagles," "Twins" and "Junior" oeuvre.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
06/09/01
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
06/09/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

... little humour and an almost painful vacuousness.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/08/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

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.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
06/08/01
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

As you watch Evolution, you can't help but sport that silly smile.

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
06/08/01
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily

Despite some legitimate signs of life, Evolution isn't fit enough to survive.

Full Review Source: Jeff Huston's Believe Me | comment Comment
06/08/01
Jeffrey Huston
Jeffrey Huston
Jeff Huston's Believe Me

The laughs are solid far more often than they're weak, and when it's over, you know you've been entertained.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
06/08/01
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

The players are obviously having a great time and their comic energy is contagious.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
06/08/01
Bob Aulert
Bob Aulert
culturevulture.net

A sorry retread of Ghostbusters, a bad remake of Men in Black, and nowhere near as clever as it thinks it is.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
06/08/01
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

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.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
06/08/01
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

After his last three unimpressive film roles, Duchovny finally delivers a performance worth the ticket price.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
06/08/01
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

The bad news is that it's no Ghostbusters. The good news is that it's no Ghostbusters II.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/08/01
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Has more rear-end gags than a toga party at a proctology convention.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/08/01
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

I laughed -- but mostly to keep from getting depressed about the devolution of mainstream movies.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
06/08/01
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

There's something weird, and it don't look good.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/08/01
Melanie McFarland
Melanie McFarland
Seattle Times

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.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
06/08/01
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

Flat, rickety and enervated.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/08/01
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

Feels like [the script] was cranked out to meet a deadline.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
06/08/01
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com

Evolution has just the right kind of mild hilarity for a warm summer afternoon at the movies.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
06/08/01
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
 
 
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