Stylish but barely mediocre overall

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

What a surprise! Must have missed this or it bombed at the box office. However watching this 18 year old movie (made in 2000), it seems to have stood the test of time. Much of the set designs, costumes and even self driving Chevy's and Drone style Helicopters! Super forward thinking concepts. It felt up to date and still relevant. Fun surprise of a flick. It has ages well like a good wine. 8 stars from me, kept our rapt attention. Well balanced and believeable sci fi, great sets, good soundtrack and lots of fun....WITHOUT ZOMBIES! LOL

Before he served the state of California as The Governator, Arnold was both the Terminator and the Terminated, he hunted Predators and Sharon Stone, battled Satan and school children and through the miracle of science and corny 90s Ivan Reitman productions, managed to give birth. But in "The 6th Day" he faces a foe so evil and frightening that only a Republican can clobber it to death: Science!Taking place in an awkward future where tobacco and alcohol are outlawed but yet an extremely violent version of the NFL dubbed XFL thrives (this was a real thing for about 15 minutes, in case you aren't old enough to remember), "The 6th Day" tells the story of a family man and choppah pilot who has just about the most fulfilling life one could imagine. Unfortunately, the death of a family pet leads him down an unfortunate path where he finds himself being cuckolded by himself while Terry Crews, Henry Rooker and a couple of Blade Runner rejects hunt him down. Turns out they work for Evil Bob Saget (who looks more like Blob Saget during the film's climax), an evil scientist who wants to advance medicine and, well, exploit it as well.Director Roger Spottiswoode's film is nothing if not serviceable action fodder. Truth be told, the action hero genre was pretty tired by the time this film rolled around in 2000, and it shows. Though offering more entertainment for your buck than Arnold's Y2k bugged "End Of Days" or the uncomfortable pre-9/11 terrorist romp, "Collateral Damage," the movie's ambition isn't fully realized in its execution. Along the mostly fast-paced and admittedly entertaining ride, the audience -- along with Arnold himself -- stumble over bone-headed clichés, recycled plot points and one-note characters. The action is standard fare, bordering on numbing (but saved by an outstanding hilarious sequence involving a "real doll" named Cindy). In the end, the movie is nowhere near as intelligent or as thought-provoking as its premise promises, but as far as wannabe Philip K. Dick fodder goes, you could do much worse.Still holding out for that sequel, "The 7th Day: Day of Rest," wherein Arnold sits with his family on Sunday, knocks back a few brews and binges on some good ol' 'Murican XFL.

The 6th Day is a brash, in your face sci fi actioner with some deft scientific notions that it plays around with in near satirical fashion. It chooses to shoot most of its scenes in my hometown of Vancouver, including a set piece atop the spiral shaped Vancouver Public Library tat sends sparks raining down into the streets and choppers spinning wildly to their demise. I love when films shoot here, because it gives my city an exciting chance to be a part of escapism, and it's amusing to watch them digitally maim all sorts of landmarks and then chuckle as I see them intact on my way to work the next day. Schwarzenegger, in one of his last great flicks before his deliberate hiatus (we shall not speak of the abomination that is Collateral Damage), plays Adam Gibson, a helicopter tour guide who has a strange blackout in mid flight while transporting the CEO of a swanky scientific corporation (slick Tony Goldwyn). He arrives back home to find a clone of himself living with his family, and things only get weirder from there. He has stumbled into the inner workings of extremely illegal experiments involving human replication, and Goldwyn & Co. are none too pleased about it. Goldwyn has secretly made human cloning an everyday thing for the company, hidden from the aging eyes of the moral upright doctor who founded the company (Robert Duvall). This is all enforced by a ruthless corporate thug for hire (Michael Rooker) and his foxy assistant (Sarah Wynter). Schwarzenegger is faced with the daunting task of taking down this un-sanctioned empire, reclaiming his family and blowing up some stuff along the way. It's a terrific flick, and Arnie gets to say the best line he's ever spoken, directed at Goldwyn, which I won't spoil here but it's pure gold. Goldwyn is hateable and malicious, the horrific third act prosthetics fitting him like a slimy glove. Duvall strikes a noble chord and almost seems to have wandered in from a more serious film. Rooker is intense, evil and scene stealing as always. Watch for Wendy Crewson, Michael Rapaport and Terry Crews as well. In a movie so committed to the trademark Ahnuld fireworks, it's cool to get a whiff of actual thought provoking, Asimov-esque intrigue with the cloning, a concept which is fully utilized and really a lot of fun here.

"The 6th Day" is a rarity: an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle with a plot (with a great reversal in the middle), a weighty subject matter, and something to think about. Even the villain is not just a random psychopath - he has a rationale to his actions. The film is well-designed (the world it creates is both recognizable and slightly futuristic), and sometimes very funny ("loading virtual psychiatrist!"). And how about Robert Duvall's performance - certainly of a higher caliber than we're used to in an Arnold film. It's not flawless: it's too long, some of Roger Spottiswoode's directorial effects are annoying, and the helicopter climax looks very bad! But as Arnold's movies go, it's among his better ones. *** out of 4.