An appealingly low-key performance from Schwarzenegger anchors this above-average action picture.
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The 6th Day (2000)
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Reviews Counted:112
Fresh:45
Rotten:67
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: This offering from Arnold Schwarzenegger contains an intriguing, disturbing premise, but the film's execution is too routine and formulaic to make good use of it.
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $33,813,823
Synopsis: In the not-too-distant future, when pets can be cloned after they die and "virtual girlfriends" can be installed and programmed, Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) works as a helicopter tour... [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rapaport
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Reviews for The 6th Day
You voted for George W. Bush, Arnold's candidate of choice. This is your punishment.
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[Arnold's] attempts at endearing, expressive acting are, if not quite dead, like something translated from Esperanto into Old English by a German computer.
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A decent action romp.
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Has unexciting characters overall, and it relies on routine car chases and shootouts that would be even sillier without the booming soundtrack and special effects.
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A rehashed formula action/sci-fi film about the near future.
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There's no doubt that the formula for this kind of action film is showing its age.
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There are enough wild car chases, cool explosions and funny moments to keep your attention, and some of the stunts will make you flinch.
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It's tough not to think that, despite the cutting edge subject matter, it's Arnold himself that's a little out of date.
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Beneath its sci-fi trappings, the film addresses mortality and is far more thought provoking than one might expect.
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This movie plays like something picked up at a vintage store; you can see all the greasy fingerprints from those who have handled it before.
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Top CriticAn exciting high-tech action film that's even a little clever, in its big, blowing-things-up kind of way.
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The filmmakers are too willing to do whatever they think will push the audience's button.
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As an action movie, this has a lot to be desired.
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Both good and bad news. Good: It's a solid action movie. Bad: It feels like it could have been made five or 10 years ago. It feels stale.
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It has a stale, familiar ring, as though it had itself been cloned from innumerable earlier pictures.
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A savage critique of a corporation that sets out to market "the business of life."
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If replicating the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger was truly a pressing possibility, we'd get superior knockoffs of better days than this.
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