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Technology May Evolve, but Butt Humor Will Always Be Funny: Evolution
by Christian De Matteo

Solid

            Director Ivan Reitman has been responsible for some of the funniest movies ever made (Ghostbusters as just one example), some of the dumbest (I give you Multiplicity), and some that are just very enjoyable (Bedazzled [2000]).  So, one might say that Reitman is like a box of chocolates… no, I won’t finished the now cliched Gumpism, but you know what I’m getting at.  Needless to say, I was quiet excited when I saw the previews for Evolution being that I do consider myself a Reitman fan willing to chance his duds, as well as an X-phile, and there was good ol’ Mulder (David Duchovny).

            The long and the short of this review is that the movie is a damn funny, extremely entertaining watch.  To get all Hollywood on your ass, Evolution is Ghostbusters meets Men in Black meets Gone with the Wind… okay, just kidding about the Wind.  Maybe more like meets Passing Wind.  Movies like this give guys like me hope that, yes, indeed, immature, vulgar, juvenile, bathroom humor does really have a place on the silver screen.  Butt humor pervades Evolution wonderfully accentuating both character and plot development and serving as a hysterical recurring theme.  Refreshing, to say the least.

            Duchovny does a very good job being Not-Mulder, while still retaining his inherent deadpan charm, making him a natural for comedy.  Orlando Jones (Say It Isn’t So) does a phenomenal job by not attempting the Eddie Murphy/Will Smith/Chris Rock black-man-in-an-action/comedy schtick and instead playing a very distinct character all his own.  Jones has a lot of talent and will hopefully continue to steer clear of the stereotypes and act these type of characters all his own.  He has a lot of personality, and, as The Man said, personality goes a long way.

            Julianne Moore, always wonderful, is… wonderful.  She’s hot, clever, and very comical.  And, of course, don’t forget Stifler… Seann William Scott (American Pie).  Scott delivers bad lines making them brilliant and hysterical, lines that wouldn’t even appear as attempts at comedy on the page when spoken by Scott become and pure pleasure.  The thing with Scott is that he needs a director who can work with him, and understands his subtle talent.  Reitman can.

            The main cast teamed with excellent supporting players like the legendary Dan Ackroyd (Ghostbusters), and an excellent director, almost demands and incredible film.  But then there’s the script, very important, and Evolution’s script is no Ghostbusters.  It finds its groove halfway through the film (some excellent comedy writing in the mall scene), but struggles a bit through the first half, giving Jones and Duchovny some flops to deliver.  Though the actors do their damnedest with the lines, you can feel the writers aiming for Ghostbusters instead of writing their own comedy.

They do find their own humor and the result is a ridiculous, fun romp of special effects, wise-ass remarks and butt humor.  Who could ask for anything more?

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