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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondEvolution is less about healing than about haunting; it’s an odd, small and moving work that asks disquieting questions about identity after decades of trauma.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonOn many levels, Evolution is a dazzling high-wire act.
- 70Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyEmotionally intense and visually arresting, Evolution is rewarding viewing for those willing to enter its austere territory, but the technical virtuosity leaves it on the edge being perceived as of something of an academic exercise. It’s a film easier to admire rather than whole-heartedly engage with.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeSo heavy until now, the movie ends on a soaring note of optimism.
- 58The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorMoral quandaries aside, Evolution‘s beginning (which, significantly, is almost dialogue-free) is a well-executed nail-biter; yet the project soon buckles under its own self-importance, and I found it difficult to stomach the queasy neatness of Mondruzco and Wéber’s parable.
- 42The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangMaybe Evolution, more a scratchpad of half-developed doodles than a feature, will be an expiation of sorts for both Mundruczó and Weber, and better, subtler ideas will prevail in future.