Visually witty and even marvelous when it comes to depicting the spectacular creatures evolving at a speed previously known only in the Bible.Read 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 Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Instead of scoring belly laughs, there's a run on randy guy banter between Duchovny and Jones.Read Full Review »
50
Slate: David Edelstein
I laughed -- but mostly to keep from getting depressed about the devolution of mainstream movies.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
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 Full Review »
40
Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
Proceeds at such an amiable pace and features enough creepy-crawly effects that many viewers won't quite notice or care how rickety and second-rate it is.Read Full Review »
40
ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
It's refried comic beans that smell stale and smack of desperation.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: John Anderson
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 Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie 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.Read Full Review »
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