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 three mentioned flicks were good and classics, but nothing should be compared to Godzilla de 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 on my part. Reitman didn't bring much of the other magic of GB to Evolution. He gives some good visuals at the times when there is no special effects. But what Reitman does bring is experience. Dave, GB II, GB, and Twins line up some of the hit films he has directed.