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Evolution

2001

Ivan Reitman

David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott ...

4.8

19,435

Comedy. Sci-Fi College professor Ira Kane (David Duchovny) and geologist Harry Block (Orlando Jones) investigate a meteor crash in Arizona. They discover that the meteor is harboring extraterrestrial life, which is evolving very quickly into large, diverse and outlandish creatures.

	Media	Author	Review
		Kim Newman Empire	"Likeable despite its silliness, Evolution delivers a solid entertainment package (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Leaves the audience wondering if Hollywood has already been taken over by aliens who are trying to numb our minds with mediocre films like this one."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It's not good, but it's nowhere near as bad as most recent comedies; it has real laughs, but it misses real opportunities (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"This is a flick that delivers more smiles than laughs and has some wonderful special effects."
		John Anderson Newsday	"If you loved Ghostbusters, you'll hate this."
		Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"Visually witty and even marvelous when it comes to depicting the spectacular creatures."
		Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"It's called Evolution, but the would-be comedy about an alien life form that crashes to Earth and spawns mutants with enormous sphincters is quite the devolution from Ghostbusters."
		Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"Evolution is bad. How bad? Who cares? Do you ask how hot the fire is before running out of a burning building? No, you just run for safety."

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