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| Rating: Mixed Distributor: Columbia Pictures Release Date: November 17th, 2000 (wide) Running Length: 2 hours, 4 minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi Director: Roger Spottiswoode Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rapaport, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Wynter, Michael Rooker, and Robert Duvall. |
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| Plot: This story takes place in the future, when cloning organs and pets are normal, but cloning humans is illegal. Our protaganist is Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger). He flies futuristic helicopters. Gibson comes home one day after work to find that he has been cloned! His clone is with his family, and seems to be taking over his life. He finds out pretty quickly that his that there are people after him that want him dead. Apparrently they did not know he was dead, and were just trying to cover up for an accident that occured within their business. Gibson must try to reclaim his life, and fend off his enemies. |
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| Critique: The 6th Day does what it is supposed to do: entertain. It contains some captivating action sequences, and some twists to keep you guessing. The twists are not exactly brilliant, but they are effective. The 6th Day adds some commentary from a lot of different angles on cloning, which is surprising considering the movie as a whole is pretty shallow. The behaviors, and mannerisms of are characters are ridiculous. For instance, Gibson's turn from helicopter pilot and family man to gun wielding killer, and action hero is incredibally fast. Also, as you can imagine Gibson's family is very cliched. The daughter is an excercise in pure static character, and in attempt to make a loving companion Gibson's wife comes off as horny- no kidding. Furthermore, there are some awkward moments of cartoonish violence that one should beware of, although they didn't really bother me. Arnold has made superior movies of course, especially when collaborating with the likes of John McTieren and James Cameron. However, he has also made much worse movies, especially of late. So, it comes as a pleasant surprise that The 6th Day is an actually effective rendition in popcorn absurdity. Spottiswoode's direction is fine, which is good considering the genre does not demand much from him. Technically, the film is a bit elementary, but the stunts do not look fake. The acting as you could imagine is not demanding, and Robert Duvall is way over qualified for his role. All and all there were honest performances, although the screenplay did not thrive in giving the actors room to shine. All and all The 6th Day is an amusing, if very limited film. I recommend it if you want to kick back after a long week. review by supernothingman |
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