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45 out of 100

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3.9 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 137 Ratings

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  • Starring: James Marsters, Justin Chatwin, Yun-Fat Chow
  • Summary: Heroic Goku is a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects, the Dragonball. As the Master Roshi guides Goku on the young man's epic quest to save the Earth from the forces of darknes, he encounters Bulma, a beautiful woman intent on retrieving the mystical Dragonballs for her own reasons and Chi Chi, a young martial artist who captures Goku's eye. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    70
    Far more entertaining than it deserves to be, unless you're a 10-year-old boy, in which case it's only the greatest movie ever made.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joel Brown
    50
    Nearly all the actors seem to be having a good time, and the action moves so fast that you don't mind when something nuts happens.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Wheeler
    38
    Just know there's a whole lot more great stuff out there than just what Evolution has in store for you -- namely, the anime that it was based on.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 65
  3. Negative: 37 out of 65
  1. DakotaG
    10
    I don't know why everyone seemed to hate this movie. This was an amazing movie! Everybody doesn't seem to get that this is an adaptation of the anime series. And also, for those of you who really wanted Vegeta, you must not be true dragonball fans because if you knew dragonball well enough, you would know that this was dragonball, not dragonball z and vegeta doesnt come in until dragonball z. I really liked pretty much everything about this movie. I liked the new story and how they changed it up a bit. I really liked the special effects and all the casting (except for yamcha) was great. My one big issue with the movie was that it was so short that i didnt feel really connected to any of these characters, other than Goku. If they would have made it at least another half an hour it wouldve been a perfect movie. I wish they wouldve showed more Picolo. I can't wait for the sequel!!!… Expand
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  2. MitchC9
    5
    If you are in your early twenties hoping for some epic case of nostalgia -reminisce of those wasted nights of youth spent watching a dozen DBZ episodes, of course with Japanese subs- this isn't the movie for you. If you are looking for a fun action movie to kill time, take a look. But really, nothing special here.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    2
    "Dragonball: Evolution" is a movie not for kids, but for kindergartners. Its a film you definitely want to skip and just watch the anime (the anime's way better than this crap).… Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes

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