Evolution (2016)

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Lack of good storyline.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Eerie. The main thing that kept coming to mind as I watched this film was "eerie". I'm not one for jump scares or gore, so maybe that's why I found this more enjoyable than most of the reviewers on here seemed to find it. Contrary to what many of the reviews might say, there really is an impressive story line here. Some moments don't entirely make sense to me yet, but I have a feeling a re-watch would change that. I think the title gives an ideal framework for the overall plot. The "mothers" (possibly mermaids, possibly medical experiments themselves?) seem to be playing god and pushing evolution down an unprecedented path. The themes of the ocean make me think of the young boys as seahorses, carrying offspring and supporting them. The repeating color red in relation to Nicholas is foreshadowing from the get-do: often symbolizing life and revolution, Nicholas seems to be the only person on the island who is trying to fight the current. Definitely artsy, definitely conceptual, definitely not for everyone. However, I think this is some of the most spell-binding cinematography I've seen in quite some time, and easily the eeriest film I've ever seen.

Nicolas lives in an isolated and decrepit French coastal town. The only inhabitants are boys and older women. The food is about as palatable as a botulism sandwich and all the boys have to take 'medicine' as they are all sick.Then one day Nicolas goes swimming and discovers the body of a dead boy. He then starts to question what is going on and sets out to discover the truth.Now this is a short film lasting only 79 minutes and the dialogue is sparse, however all the screen time is put to excellent use. The SFX are all top notch and the boys are superb in what are very physical roles. It is a slow burn but that is offset by a very stylised and stylish picture palette that uses vivid colours to great effect and the cinematography and framing of the shots gives it an art-house feel that just oozes quality. It is not a film to 'enjoy' as the subject matter is so dark but it is one you can admire – hence my rating.

This movie was so bad I just had to put in a review. I like some "art" movies, I like some movies that are hard to understand. I'm a 59-year-old programmer, not a 15-year-old.This movie had some pretty scenes but I can see that on National Geographic. It just dragged on and on and on, and I kept watching just to see if there was some point to it. Who were these women? What were they doing? Were they aliens come to start a new race? You never find out.Maybe if all the boys would have grabbed some of those women's scalpels and ganged up on them it might have been good. Or give us SOME IDEA of what the point is...Total waste of time.

I can understand why some people appreciate this movie but I'm not one of them. I love independent cinema and I barely watch anything else than that but this movie is beyond my comprehension. OK, it had good cinematography, but good or great cinematography does not equal a good movie. It's very slow-paced, well, not even slow-paced, rather none-paced. It's boring, dull and nothing happens for the total runtime of 81 minutes. If you watch a movie, solely for its cinematography, then you may appreciate this one, but if you're hoping for another masterpiece in French cinema, i.e. Martyrs or Inside, then look somewhere else.