Rotten
Seems to have been made without a writer.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Evolution
Coming to wipe that silly smile off your planet.
2001 · 1h 42m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Overview
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.
Director and cast
- Ivan Reitman Director
- David Duchovny as Dr. Ira Kane
- Julianne Moore as Dr. Allison Reed, CDC
- Orlando Jones as Prof. Harry Phineas Block
- Seann William Scott as Wayne Grey
- Ted Levine as General Russell Woodman
- Dan Aykroyd as Governor Lewis
- Ty Burrell as Colonel Flemming
- Ethan Suplee as Deke
- Andrew Bowen as Road Worker
- Michael Bower as Danny
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Has more rear-end gags than a toga party at a proctology convention.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
I laughed -- but mostly to keep from getting depressed about the devolution of mainstream movies.
David Edelstein, Slate
Rotten
There's something weird, and it don't look good.
Melanie McFarland, Seattle Times
Rotten
Flat, rickety and enervated.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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