“626 Evolution” (** out of four) was a murky sci/fi action melodrama that shows that both sci/fi and action movies really have to evolve more into new territories and new ideas. In yet another post-apocalyptic future, an amnesiac known as 626 (Danielle Chuchran) searches for her true identity while protecting a young teenage girl and being hunted by government thugs and agents. Shamelessly derivative of both “Total Recall” and “The Matrix”; what’s worse- film’s first half often cuts to unpleasant scenes of child abuse involving the teenage girl and her abusive stepfather. Film moves fast enough to make it watchable but not enough to overcome these obstacles.

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