Evolution
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: June 8, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
13
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Baltimore SunAthima Chansanchai
Tries to rock our world, but it regresses to a single-celled B-movie.
38
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Evolution devolves to the sight of a colossal alien expelling flatus over Arizona. So that's why this movie stinks. Play that flatulent music, white boy.
30
Film.comTom Keogh
An excruciating misfire. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
The jokes just aren't there, which makes it very hard for the stars -- who are trying very, very hard -- to really make a dent. Read full review
30
Washington PostRita Kempley
The insane casting: When was the last time Julianne Moore cracked you up? Read full review
25
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Director Ivan Reitman used to know how to tell a silly story, back around the time of "Stripes" and "Ghostbusters." Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
In a movie as hackneyed and as dull as Evolution, the small favors of Duchovny's performance stand out. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
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. Read full review
20
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Sodden mess, a mutation-invasion movie that passes "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!" going south. Read full review
20
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Began life as a standard sci-fi horror script before mutating into the unfunny mess it now is. Read full review
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