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Bristol Evening Post NEW! "...But for the most part, Evolution will have them laughing in the aisles. Whatever else the audience may feel about this film, at least they can be certain they will be entertained......" June 27	Gazette and Herald NEW! "...But until then the film is fun. Duchovny and particularly Jones are great to watch. Duchovny is good at sending himself up and does so at every opportunity. Now perhaps he can leave the aliens behind for good...." June 27
Mark (fan review) NEW! "...He shows great talent as the wise-cracking Ira, and a remarkable ability to deliver some of his funniest lines without being over-bearing. Hopefully more people will see he has a real talent in this field from now on, especially since his previous film 'Return To Me' also had some very funny moments....." June 27	The Observer NEW! "...Duchovny, who can look like the young Richard Gere at times, does a great deadpan routine that takes the stuffing out of those who have played equivalent roles more seriously (including, of course, himself)..." June 27
The Sun "...Director Ivan Reitman was the brains behind Ghostbusters and Evolution follows a similar recipe of tasty special effects served up with lashings of laughs. Duchovny shows a real talent for comedy as the wisecracking Ira....." June 23	The Guardian "...At any rate, Reitman's film is pacy and witty, with great effects and a lot of laughs. It's got healthy dollops of Jurassic Park and Men in Black, and repeated variations of the great primal scene from Alien where the extra-terrestrial thing slurps on to John Hurt's face.." June 24
Scottish Daily Record "...Evolution is an attempt by Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman to replicate and evolve his first money- spinning mix of creeps and chuckles from Ghostbusters into Alienbusters...." June 22	Koo (fan review) "...Duchovny has impeccable comic timing. Hopefully we will all be graced will his comic skills in the future. This seems to be his forte in films thus far, as I greatly enjoyed him in Return to Me.." June 21
Daily Telegraph "...Part of the fun in watching Duchovny is our knowledge of his X-Files fame, a factor that Evolution does not overlook. Asked to work with federal authorities to outwit the aliens, he snarls: "No government! I know those people. Absolutely not."..." June 22	Glasgow Daily Herald "...That this film does not match its billing is hardly surprising. It is an entertaining enough romp, but action-comedy is the toughest of genres to pull off. In the end, there is not enough comedy to be really funny nor enough action to be genuinely exciting..." June 22
Cambridge News "...Directed by Ivan Reitman, who brought us Ghostbusters all those years back. Evolution is a welcome dose of dumb summer fun. The special effects are stunning, with each new alien increasingly impressive and an earth-shattering climax. There's real chemistry between the cast members and Duchovny manages to shake off the shackles of Fox Mulder with a nicely wry performance as the enigmatic professor..." June 22	Popcorn.co.uk "...After years playing deadpan FBI agent Fox Mulder in 'The X-Files', David Duchovny exploits his wry comic talent to the full with 'Evolution', a hilarious sci-fi comedy from the director of 'Ghostbusters'... The theory of 'Evolution' is simple: combine a smart, witty script with some great chemistry between the two leads (Duchovny, Orlando Jones) and throw in an assortment of weird creatures - the likes of which were last seen propping up the Mos Eisley bar in 'Star Wars'..." June 16
News of the World "..And his trademark humour � intelligent jokes rather than constant one-liners � makes this movie witty enough for the grown-ups, but silly enough for the kids. David Duchovny and Orlando Jones are a great double act who just get funnier as the film progresses..." June 17	BBC Online "...Hollywood may have evolved in terms of special effects, but judging by this big-budget science fiction romp it's still beholden to the genre staples of the 1950s. Back then, films like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "It Came from Outer Space" tapped into America's anti-communist hysteria and fear of the unknown. Half a century later aliens are still the bad guys. The only difference is they're now played for laughs..." June 22
London Evening Standard "...If you're over 12, forget it: you're probably already too mature for this movie. Which doesn't rule out the vast majority of US audiences. Evolution caters to every taste of the unevolved mind-set: in particular, below-the-waist gags about the human butt...." June 22	The Times "...Reitman's latest, Evolution, is essentially the same formula lovingly regurgitated, only with fast-evolving aliens in place of ghosts, and David Duchovny of The X-Files in place of Murray. The two movies are so similar (there's even a cameo from Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd) that one wonders why Reitman didn't just continue with the branding and call the thing Alienbusters..." June 22