The 6th Day
THE 6TH DAY (15)
D: Roger Spottiswoode
Columbia/Phoenix (Mike Medavoy, Arnold Schwarzenegger
& Jon Davison)
US 2000
124 mins
Action/Science Fiction
W: Cormac Wibberley & Marianne Wibberley
DP: Pierre Mignot
Ed: Mark Conte, Dominique Fortin & Michel
Arcand
Mus: Trevor Rabin
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Adam Gibson / Clone), Tony Goldwyn
(Michael Drucker), Michael Rapaport (Hank Morgan), Michael Rooker (Robert Marshall), Sarah Wynter (Talia Elsworth), Wendy Crewson (Natalie Gibson), Robert Duvall (Dr. Griffin
Weir)
A helicopter pilot finds himself on the run from
government authorities after he discovers that he has been cloned.
Two Arnold Schwarzeneggers does not double the fun. In
fact, the quota of action scenes are greatly toned down from the star's usual output and the special effects which do appear in the rare set piece aren't particularly special. The plot
doesn't have one iota of intelligence, which wouldn't be a bad thing if the action provided more entertainment and Arnold Schwarzenegger's performance is extraordinarily bad, even for his
standards.
The title obviously replies to the bible verse that "on
the sixth day, God created man". Perhaps the studio should have called it The Seventh Day and had a rest instead.
4/10
