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6th Day, The
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 30 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Cormac Wibberley
Marianne Wibberley
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 17, 2000
DVD: March 27, 2001
Running Time: 124 minutes, Color
Origin: Canada / USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for strong action violence, brief strong language and some sensuality
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Duvall, and Michael Rapaport
A provocative, high-octane look at what happens when technology falls into destructive, corrupt hands -- and when one man refuses to be a pawn in the deadly conspiracy. (Columbia TriStar)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf
The delight of this awesome thriller is simply that Schwarzenegger--an old hand at this sort of running-around-shooting-henchmen thing--could easily sleepwalk through the movie...but he doesn't.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
Puts the fun back into going to Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. He said he'd be back, and he is.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Spottiswoode and Schwarzenegger deliver a clever and colorful conspiratorial thriller with high-energy action scenes, car crashes a go-go, spectacular technology and big explosions, packaged with ferocious glee and spoofing humor. Who could ask for more from Ah-nold?
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Under the tight wraps provided by a veteran director and a generally clever script, he (Arnold) has, in The 6th Day, his best picture in many years.
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A well-crafted entertainment containing enough ideas to qualify it as science fiction and not just as a futurist thriller.
Read Full Review >Slate David Edelstein
A fun ride. It's loud and obvious, but it's also the first high-tech, sci-fi thriller to think through some of the implications of cloning and capitalism.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
A bit of a clone itself, but it's got a crackerjack helicopter chase, a semblance of a script, and a sotto voce performance by Robert Duvall as a biotech genius who murmurs sweet nothings to his dying cloned wife.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
This otherwise undistinguished thriller about cloning is the most entertaining movie from the aging action star for some time.
Baltimore Sun Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Closely follows the Schwarzenegger formula, right down to the fiery, explosive-rife finale. If you like the formula, you'll probably enjoy the movie.
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Offers high-speed helicopter chases, fireballing explosions, deadly laser guns, futuristic technology gone amok, multiple car crashes, two Arnold Schwarzeneggers for the price of one - almost everything except a plot that makes sense.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Marc Caro
Once Schwarzenegger got attached, the short-sighted, commercially minded forces took over; the man is desperate for a hit, so the movie dare not overestimate the audience's intelligence or tolerance for uneasily resolved dilemmas.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The movie isn't "Blade Runner," but it's got some provocative ideas about the implications of cloning in a market-driven, capitalist society.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
A mostly standard-issue latter-day Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner spiked with a creepily plausible cloning angle.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
The 6th Day gets a lot of mileage out of Schwarzenegger, who once seemed incapable of playing anything other than a cartoon but is becoming more and more of a "real" person with age.
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
This movie is a clone itself, a far cry from "Total Recall" but vastly superior to "End of Days."
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Like Schwarzenegger himself, it looks tired, and a little bored.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
Edited like the world's most expensive car ad. The screen opens and closes like a nervous accordion, and the action shifts speeds like crazy.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
Plays like something picked up at a vintage store; you can see all the greasy fingerprints from those who have handled it before.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Walter Addiego
Modestly better than last year's awful "End of Days," though it falls well short of Arnold's "Terminator" peak period.
Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
There's no doubt that the formula for this kind of action film is showing its age.
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
From its standard-issue action to its halfhearted dialogue and acting, that's one situation even two Schwarzeneggers aren't enough to solve.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Offers action in the Arnold Schwarzenegger style. Well, not right away.
LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
Achieves a level of hypocrisy astounding less for its brazenness than for its sheer stupidity.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Offers director Roger Spottiswoode a chance to have the worst actor in Beverly Hills play scenes with himself.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.1 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a6:
Starts off well, with an interesting future where cloning seeps its way into the industry, as well as debates over its use. Unfortunately, despite some smarter moments, the film gets too unfocused as it progresses along. Still, it does pose the question of whether or not we should try to preserve the better people in our society. But, who decides who those people are? And based on what merits? Hope another, better movie comes along in the future to tackle those issues.
A movie fan gave it an 8:
A great movie, with an interesting plot, with cool looking futuristic environments, and cool action scenes. Definitely recommended.
Blanco A. gave it a 7:
A much more fun movie than you'd expect. Arnie is back, baby.
Elvis S. gave it a 3:
Elvis fell asleep during this film.
Maria W. gave it a 6:
This movie was done really well by the aging Arnold. It has a lot of action, surprising twists, and even a little bit of comedy. The plot is a little far-fetched but enjoyable.
Dan Z. gave it a 10:
Loved it, mostly because I'm from Vancouver, where it was filmed.
