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The 6th Day (2000) Columbia Tristar 2 hrs. 4 mins. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenneger, Robert Duvall and Michael Rooker Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode 
The 6th Day Rating:  
E-MAIL GIANCARLO DE LISI It seems as if the majority of all Hollywood actors seem to go through a slump in their careers. We can see Stallone in his right now, hoping that the upcoming race car movie ‘Driven’ will get him out of it. Anyone remember Jean-Claude Van Damme? He was said to be the next great action import to take over Hollywood. Where is he now? You can see him at your local video store in a straight to video B- movie. What about Seagal? He had a couple of hits, then misses, and now is hoping ‘Exit Wounds’ will bring him back. Remember Travolta, he knew he was out of it, but he gambled with a script from Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”, that resulted in giving Travolta the opportunity to become one of Hollywood’s most sought out actors (forget about ‘Battlefield Earth’ for now). Travolta always said that he had a feeling upon reading Tarantino’s brilliant quasi-film noir. I wonder if Arnold Schwarzenneger had that same feeling reading the script for his new ‘blockbuster’ called “The 6th Day”. Evidently, Arnie’s new film did not have the same impact the former spoken film had on the film community. Arnold needs a ‘True Lies’ calibre film to get him out of this stage in his career – and fast. His latest escapade into guns and action has all the ingredients of an A film; a big budget, special effects driven vehicle – yet, it cannot move away from what it is at heart – a B movie. And a bad one at that. This film disguises itself as a mainstream film when at heart it simply is a thinly masked, poorly written, existentialist film. The main problem in my opinion is that a film should never be more intelligent than the director and star at hand. Not meaning to be harsh, but this film centers on a subject that has been in the media quite a bit – cloning. The film revolves around a cloning concept and is set in the distant future. Arnie plays a helicopter pilot who returns home one day to find there is an exact replica of him at his home. During the course of the film he sees this replica; or clone, tuck his daughter in bed, lead his life (the real Arnie’s life), and grab his wife’s ass (the real Arnie’s wife) while making love in the back of their minivan (the real Arnie’s minivan). Confused yet? The film’s pacing helps the viewer keep up with all the double-crosses and plot twists that are unnecessarily thrown in to make us feel stupid as viewers as to why we did not notice it in the first place. As far as originality goes, this is standard fare. My real problem is the following – the director. Roger Spottiswoode is the film’s helmer who seems to shoot this film asleep. The film does not do anything to benefit Schwarzenneger’s ailing film career at a time when he needs something different to set himself apart from the others in this crowded market. The film seems to jump from social commentary about the subject of cloning and sci-fi actioneer all in a complete mess of badly done scenes and boring editing that make this film a true fiasco to view. People can criticize me for being a fan of the ‘rock and roll’ action films of today. Films such as ‘Charlie’s Angels’, ‘The Rock’ (No- not the wrestler) and ‘Fight Club’ all are edited in a fast and furious manner that make the film fun to watch. Furthermore, although some stories may be weak at times, the manner in which the director’s visions are conveyed across the screen make the film fun to watch. Furthermore, an action film can be classically made and still deliver. Films such as ‘Ronin’, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘X-Men’ are all films that tell a story which has great action shot in a great style that captivate our attention and leave us wanting more. I do not mean to draw comparisons, but ‘The 6th Day’ is by far one of Arnold’s worst films. As aforementioned, the director does not know whether he wants to make a commentary on our future and the future of cloning, or a straightforward action flick that sees Schwarzenneger clean house once again. The movie in the end tackles a subject that needs an experienced writing team, and a director with a solid vision of what he wants to capture. These are essential in order for the audience to really make us understand the true negativities surrounding this issue that the film seemingly wants us to see. In closing, it seems as if the filmmakers use the subject merely as an excuse for the audience to see something we have never seen before – Arnie interacting with Arnie. We see Arnie interacting with himself in a comedic and ultimately tragic manner that reminds us that he has definitely lost it. Seeing two Arnold Schwarzenneger's smiling like horses simultaneously is more than I can handle. There was a time when an action movie meant something; unfortunately, actors typecast in these roles such as Schwarzenneger will try to squeeze every last drop out of a bad formula. And as long as there are hungry studio executives wanting to use these actors as ‘cash cows’, fiascos such as ‘The 6th Day’ will unfortunately continue to be made. Click here to comment on this review or post your own thoughts. Giancarlo De Lisi © TheWorldJournal.com |
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