Unfortunately, Evolution barely recouped its costly $80 million price tag and was largely (and unfairly) discarded as a Ghostbusters knockoff. Such criticisms are more than valid 20 years later. The film indeed follows the Ghostbusters template right down to the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man-styled ending featuring a large, blob-like starfish without adding much to the formula. Julianne Moore is miscast, Orlando Jones is a little too over-the-top, and most of the humor derives from Seann William Scott’s all-too-familiar Stifler-esque character.
Even so, Duchovny clearly relishes the opportunity to venture into comic territory. Never in the history of film has a star boisterously exclaimed the line, “Give me back my friend you big sphincter!” with such satisfaction and conviction. It’s too bad Hollywood didn’t take note, because Evolution clearly shows he has what it takes to carry a comedy under the right circumstances.
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