Evolution

Rating:
Summary: 3 stars for the prose, 4 for the script
Review: Considering that the film EVOLUTION has the smell of a blockbuster about it (I write this prior to its release), it seems odd that the novel tie-in rights would be exclusively the province of a Young Adult imprint (Puffin Books). That said, Eleanor Fremont has done an average, perfunctory YA tie-in job, no particular style or grace ... but nothing much to carp at either. She pretty much stays out of the script's way, not doing much more than rendering it in past-tense prose ... but it seems a pretty good and lively script. As the book is a fairly artless adaptation, I'm not sure it's worth the "spoilers" of reading it in advance. But some may find it a nice after-the-fact souvenir of the film...