Evolution (2001) Critic Reviews

Visually witty and even marvelous when it comes to depicting the spectacular creatures evolving at a speed previously known only in the Bible.Read the full review

A consistently amusing action romp.Read the full review

It's a ponderous but not unenjoyable comedy.Read the full review

It's not good, but it's nowhere near as bad as most recent comedies; it has real laughs, but it misses real opportunities.Read the full review

Instead of scoring belly laughs, there's a run on randy guy banter between Duchovny and Jones.Read the full review

The movie itself evolves in reverse, starting life as a moderately clever grab bag of high-concept noodling and half-witty badinage before descending into the primordial ooze of explosions and elaborate lower- intestinal gags.Read the full review

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

The special effects are variable, but even when they're good they don't have much impact because Evolution, with its self-trashing spirit, turns moviegoers into bemused bysitters.Read the full review

Reitman's attempt to show he can re-create the success of his biggest comedy ever. What he proves instead is that, given time and money, a comedy director can devolve into a lower life form.Read the full review