Arnold is typical in 6th Day

Arnold Schwarzenegger slips into his usual action role one more time in his newest, The 6th Day. The story begins when Adam Gibson (Schwarzenegger) signs on a charter flight into the mountains for Drucker, the rich C.E.O. of a biotech company with a foothold on the cloning industry. Gibson signs on to personally fly Drucker into the mountains, but lets his partner Hank (Michael Rapaport) take over the duty while he slips away to run some errands before he goes home to a surprise birthday party. After landing on the mountain the charter passengers and crew are assassinated. Gibson awakens in a cab and goes about his shopping before he goes home. When he finally arrives back at his home, Gibson spies himself and his family celebrating his birthday with all his friends. Moments later Gibson is approached by two less-than-charming agents. They inform him that he has been cloned and that he must go with them. A chase and fight for survival ensues. Gibson narrowly escapes with his life, but now he must find out what has happened to his life and how he can fix it. The story of The 6th Day fails in originality and the overall theme of the film falls short of a well-directed action flick. The plot of the film, or the lack thereof, forces everything to be highly dependent upon its eye candy aspect. Although there aren't any ground-breaking effects; the size and detail of some of the sets are visually impressive. And the whisper-craft Schwarzenegger pilots is fun to watch. The performances given by other actors in the film are all up to par. Robert Duvall plays his usual old man with a purpose role, while Schwarzenegger just dodges bullets and spews his usual one-liners. For hard-core Schwarzenegger fans, The 6th Day is worthwhile. Everyone else should look for hardcore action elsewhere. Rating: C-