Evolution
Evolution
PG-13 | 08 June 2001 (USA)
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A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.

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Console

best movie i've ever seen.

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Comwayon

A Disappointing Continuation

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ChampDavSlim

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

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Derrick Gibbons

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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docm-32304

I really loved this film. Great acting, comedy and the special effects were campy enough to be funny and professional enough to not make the film look amateurish. I didn't find it had anything in common with MIB as some commented. It is a hilarious stand alone sci-fi comedy. I watched this on a Sunday afternoon and my wife and I were kept in stitches. Great entertainment and both of us highly recommend it for those who just want a fun escape.

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Tweekums

As would be fireman Wayne Grey practices in the Arizona desert a meteorite crashed to Earth just missing him. The next day Ira Kane and Harry Block, scientists who teach at the local college arrive to investigate. They find the meteorite in an underground cavern and take samples. When these are analysed by Kane he finds that it contains alien single celled organisms… by the time he can show Block they have evolved into simple multi-celled organisms. They return to the cavern for a class trip and find that s contains many worm-like creatures. The next time they return to the site it has been taken over by the army and scientist Dr. Allison Reed. It emerges that Kane was previously thrown out of the army after an experimental vaccine he developed for soldiers had some very unpleasant side effects. Refused official entry they sneak in but are caught; Block also has an unpleasant encounter with a large alien insect. It isn't long before many larger creatures evolve and a man is eaten on a golf course and a group of women are attacked in their home. At this point the creatures die after brief exposure to our atmosphere but it isn't long before they have further evolved to breathe air. It is clear that if they continue to evolve at such a rate all native life, including humanity, will be doomed… something must be done to stop the creatures but will it be Kane and his friends who stop them or the army?From the opening scene it is obvious that this is going to a comedy with plenty of laughs… I was laughing before the alien meteorite even arrived! The laughs continue throughout the film but not at the expense of a solid story… the same plot could have been used in a more serious film; it just wouldn't have been as much fun. Given the film's PG rating some of the gags are surprisingly crude; not excessively so but some parents might think it unsuitable for younger children. The cast does a fine job, notably David Duchovny and Orlando Jones as Kane and Block as well as Julianne Moore as Dr Reed and Seann William Scott as Wayne. The special effects are very good with some great looking alien creatures impressively brought to life… I particularly liked the 'cute' alien that appeared in a woman's house. Overall this film is good silly fun that fans of films such as 'Men in Black' are likely to enjoy.

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Oberrated

Going in, if you watched a trailer or were aware of the cast or story, you would already know that it is far from a serious tone aside from knowing it is a comedy. While I would definitely label it what I call "stupid humor", I enjoyed it for what it was worth... Orlando Jones is by far my favorite part of the movie. Everything he says is comedic, even when it is purposefully meant to be funny or just straight shot. Some of his lines delivered made me laugh out loud when I was younger and even more so as I am older... At a younger age, I can clearly remember not being so critical of actors/actresses but now, quite the opposite, and I stand at an agreement as I always have been on Sean William Scott. He always plays the same character and has always gotten a simple pity laugh out of me as he always has. I can say I have only enjoyed him in 'The Rundown' but the constant stays true; he is the same character, different film.Overall, ignoring a comical dumb plot and some forced "realizations" throughout the movie. 'Evolution' is still an entertaining flick for me to sit down and just turn off my mind too. Pure stupid entertainment and fun. Nothing special to go crazy for. Still an old favorite of mine.

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Armand

a nice comedy, mixture of classic gags and scientific crumbs, smart, seductive, chaotic , hilarious. a crazy story and a good cast. and it is enough for a show who contains all comfortable ingredients. its success source - the imagination in right clothes. and the memories about X Files creates for David Duchovny a real advantage. Julianne Moore seems be the perfect choice for the cold scientist in search of adventure of her life. but the best remains Orlando Jones as the ambiguous, childish, crazy Harry Block. a film who reminds many invasions or contacts. but who preserves its charm not exactly for originality but for the manner to translate old fears in nice forms.

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