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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual humor, and for sci-fi action

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 8, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $37,571,347

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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Stacie Hougland
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10/18/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Part of the problem with Evolution -- aside from the fact that it isn't really very funny -- is that it's mostly jaded; there's very little gee-whiz, almost no awe.

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01/21/08
Rob Gonsalves
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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Paying homage to his previous and better work, Reitman's new comedy is marked by one-idea story, sporadic humor that lacks wit, and cheesy special effects.

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06/24/06
Emanuel Levy
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12/15/03
Alexander Walker
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12/15/03
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

EVOLUTION is like a chemistry set experiment that could have gone horribly awry, but turns out just right . . . Duchovny and Jones have great buddy movie chemistry

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03/20/03
Brian Mckay
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
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Funny, but predictable and dumb.

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01/08/03
Wesley Lovell
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01/07/03
David Poland
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12/08/02
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It's like Ghostbusters -- but with aliens! And guns! And no script!

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

This is one dumb sci-fi comedy that doesn't work in either genre.

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08/22/02
Dennis Schwartz
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April 27, 2007: Sarah Silverman to Host MTV Movie Awards
She might not be all that big of a movie star, but I bet most of you will still be pretty psyched to learn that comic Sarah Silverman will be hosting this year's MTV Movie... More...

May 26, 2006: Trailer Bulletin: My Super-Ex Girlfriend
Offer me a cast that includes Luke Wilson, Uma Thurman, Anna Faris, Wanda Sykes, Eddie Izzard, and Rainn Wilson ... and that's a comedy I want to see. Then throw legendary... More...

August 30, 2005: "Super Ex" Signs Two More Funny Folks
We've already reported that Ivan Reitman's "Super Ex" will star Uma Thurman as a superheroine and Luke Wilson as her ex-boyfriend, but The Hollywood Reporter brings... More...

June 16, 2005: Luke Wilson to Headline High Concept "Super Ex"
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