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Evolution
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
David Duchovny,
Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Dreamworks
SKG |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Some of it is
pretty intense. Keep the kids older. |
| Date Movie: |
She'll probably
chuckle like you'll chuckle. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Talked about but
nothing on screen. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Alien bugs get
shot. |
| Action: |
Alien bugs get
chased. |
| Laughs: |
What you will
expect. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Our boys chasing
the flying alien in the mall. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Nah. |
| Directed By: |
Ivan Reitman |
| Produced By: |
Ivan Reitman,
Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck |
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Evolution
A Movie Review |
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You know, as stupidly funny as "Evolution"
was, I know it is one of those movies that when it shows up on cable
I’ll watch it over and over again. Such is the genius of Ivan
Reitman – his films never come off as movie masterpieces, but they
are movies you will watch over and over again because they are what
they are – fun movies.
"Evolution" gives us David Duchovny as Ira. He’s a
professor at a community college in Arizona. So is Harry (Orlando
Jones), but Harry has the slightly better gig also coaching the
girls volleyball team. Then you’ve got Wayne (Seann William Scott)
– he’s a firefighter wannabe practicing out in the dessert one
night when a meteor totals his car. Harry gets called to the scene
because he is a geologist and he brings along Ira for the ride. They
sense something might be up from the get-go because, well, the
meteor is oozing liquid. Harry and Ira collect some samples and it’s
back to the lab.
Well, back in the lab Ira discovers something – there are
living things in that ooze and they are evolving way to quickly for
this world. A quick visit back to the meteor site and it’s clear
they will either be on their way to claiming the Nobel Peace Prize
or something bad is coming. Meanwhile, without our heroes’
knowledge, the government steps in to contain the meteor site and
they want nothing to do with Ira and Harry. Eventually they befriend
Allison (Julianne Moore). She’s working with the feds in studying
the site and also has the hots for Ira but just doesn’t show it.
Well, the government people have no clue what they’re in for,
Harry and Ira show Allison what is coming, Wayne gets hooked up with
our boys and girl because he has caught one of the aliens, and it’s
up to our foursome to save the world. Yes, you can guess it, they
do.
Lots of people are making comparisons of "Evolution" to
"Ghostbusters" and sure, there are similarities, but who
really cares. "Evolution" gives us one of the next great
movie comics in Orlando Jones, Duchovny shows he has a witty style
of humor that can take him past his "X-Files" days, and
Julianne Moore, well, she’s Julianne Moore. And, oh yea, he may
never get past the dopey dude moniker, but Seann William Scott is
perfect as the dopey dude. And let’s not forget the special
effects for the aliens. They fly, they crawl, the look like cute
blobs that will take your hand off, and they take us a lot farther
than the ghosts did in the ghost movies.
Ivan Reitman has a great touch at developing lovable, dopey
characters and maybe that’s why a movie like "Evolution"
will, in the end, be one of those movies you will keep watching for
the hundredth time when it lands on cable. It may not be the movie
masterpiece you are looking for this summer, but
"Evolution" is exactly what you probably will expect from
it – a cute movie to chuckle along with. It’s 3 ½ stars out of
5.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
