By Veronica Mixon

I didn't blink when I noticed that David Duchovny's first movie role, after exiting his hit TV show, "X-Files," was Evolution. Duchovny, who is a decent actor, is going to find that it's tough getting decent movie work after such a long run on network television. But, how could he pass up a role that gave him a chance to be this laid back and funny! Nevertheless, despite Evolution's funny moments, the film is overloaded with ugly sci-fi insects and special effects.

When a meteor slams into the Arizona desert, alien organisms are unleashed and grow at an alarming rate. Two community college science professors (Duchovny and Orlando Jones) team up with a hapless fireman (Seann William Scott) trying to contain the situation. The Army is definitely botching the operation. Unfortunately, Evolution quickly becomes long and tedious despite a few bright moments like the big snatching up the shoplifter in the mall.

Obviously, Julianne Moore needed a break from "Hannibal" so she took the role because it gave her a chance to a klutzy scientist who isn't quite comfortable with being a woman. Orlando Jones ("The Replacements") is such a buffoon that he doesn't bother to create a believable character and Seann William Scott ("American Pie", "AP2"), is typecasting himself, with these smart-aleck guys. Director Ivan Reitman loves to pit the slobs vs. the snobs in his films but even this familiar convention isn't enough to save Evolution.