Not sure why this excellent and thought provoking Arnie sci fi film is rated so low. It has all the elements of a darn good film and is pulled off quite well. Arnie is likeable as usual and this time he is supported by a strong cast. The villain Michael Drucker is esp good by Tony Goldwyn. I rate it high on the list of Schwarzenegger sci fi flicks. An easy 8.

I am not usually an action picture sort of person. So, my giving "The 6th Day" a rather high score of 8 is quite a surprise to me.

The film is set in the near future. Cloning is rather routine, though cloning of humans is forbidden by law. However, despite this prohibition, Adam (Arnold Schwarzenegger) returns home only to see HIMSELF inside the house, kissing his wife and daughter! Clearly SOMEONE has broken the law regarding cloning...and suddenly people arrive and abduct Adam and try to kill him! This is only early on in the film...and where this all goes is best you just see for yourself.

While at times there was way too much action and the ending was a bit too action-packed, with way too many death-defying escapes, it still kept my interest. Plus, the whole illegal human cloning portion sure seemed timely and worth discussing.

By teh way, the CGI in the film is very dated, but it was made 22 years ago....so I cut this plenty of slack.

In the near future, human cloning is banned under the 6th day law. There are cloned pets and SimPals. Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) flies extreme helicopter rides. The family pet dies on his birthday and his wife (Wendy Crewson) pushes him to get a RePet. His partner Hank Morgan (Michael Rapaport) takes over his job for a big client Michael Drucker (Tony Goldwyn). When he goes home, he discovers that there is a clone in his place and the dog is alive. Vincent (Terry Crews) and Talia Elsworth (Sarah Wynter) tells him that he's actually the clone. He escapes and becomes the subject of a manhunt by Robert Marshall (Michael Rooker). Drucker runs RePet and is driving to repeal the 6th day law with the help of Dr. Griffin Weir (Robert Duvall).

The futuristic stuff seems random and cheesy. The production value is slightly lower. Everything looks a bit cheesy especially the effects in the cuts. Arnold is trying to revive his action career to no avail. The comedy doesn't work. The movie is an interesting concept done badly with Arnold no longer able to pull off the everyman role. The weight of yet another Arnold action movie wears this down. It's just a shadow of other better Arnold movies.