Review – The 6th Day

Second only to time travel plots on the “brain-bending” scale are clone stories. Who’s real? Who’s synthetic? Who cares? However, I think Arnold Schwarzenegger’s handlers must have learned their lessons from Last Action Hero, because the plot here is as simple and straightforward as a clone story could possibly be. The film-makers manage to avoid even the most obvious of plot complications, sticking instead to an action-intensive tale of a man who accidentally discovers that he’s been duplicated. As one might expect for a flick with this big a budget, the effects are top-drawer and the chases, gunfights and explosions plentiful. Throw in a dash of Total Recall, a pinch of Blade Runner, and a smattering of other “borrowed” devices, and you’ve got a tasty if less than filling dish. Mildly amusing