Two college professors Ira Kane and Prof Harry Phineas, who have been asked to examine the strange meteorite that falls on Earth, struggle against finding out that the meteorite has many strange creatures that grow rapidly and threaten the lives of humanity, the thing that challenges them.
I laughed -- but mostly to keep from getting depressed about the devolution of mainstream movies.
EmanuelLevy.Com
June 24, 2006
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.
Has more rear-end gags than a toga party at a proctology convention.
eFilmCritic.com
January 21, 2008
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.