Unlike Reitman's Ghostbusters , this film didn't have that sense of urgency that the 1984 hit had. I will give the cast and crew credit for stretching the thin plot as far as it would go. Although Reitman tried to encorporate the Ghostbusters formula, it still did not work because the characters were so obvious. It had all the overblown special effects a summer blockbuster requires, but it never took off the ground. Two out of the three mentioned flicks were good and classics, but nothing should be compared to Godzilla due to the fact the film pretty much was dulled down with the special fx.
Evolution is destined to sit on the shelves at the local video store because it lacked creativity.
The screenplay gets the most criticism for the most part. Reitman didn't bring much of the other magic of GB to Evolution . The one main connection I found came from cinematographer Michael Chapman whose resume includes such hits as The Fugitive , The Lost Boys , Raging Bull and Ghostbusters II . He gives some good visuals at the times when there is no special effects. But what Reitman does bring is experience.