也许在不久的将来，科学的发展将使克隆技术无处不在。虽然克隆人类被许多国家定为非法行为，但是如果科学狂人再加上强有力的财团支持的话，情况可能就会起变化。现在，事情真的发生了，他们所克隆出来的“人”达到了完美的地步。你根本无法找出原来的人与复制品之间的差别，他们不仅外表一样，连记忆和生活习惯都分毫不差。

一场阴谋随即展开，而能够揭发这个骗局的只有一个人——Adam Gibson。他本是一个爱家的好男人，只是在错误的时间来到了不该来的地方。作为一名飞行员，在经历了一场险些使他丧命的意外之后，Adam回到家时却发现一切都变了。他看到家人和朋友正在与“自己”共同庆祝自己的生日。正当Adam感到惊异和迷惑的时候，几位不友善的人在一个名为Marshal的带领下出现了，他们请Adam跟他们走。Adam对此产生怀疑，随即在对方将要把他灭口的时候逃了出来。残酷的追杀就从这里开始。

Story

In the near future, the neat-O scientific advances include the widespread cloning of dead pets, but geneticists have stopped short of duplicating humans. Or have they? Charter pilot Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) returns home one day to catch a glimpse of his family and friends partying down with... him. Cue the goofy villains and an "I want my life back!" plot that travels the well-worn path of the hulking star's "Total Recall" and "The Running Man."

Acting

As in previous films, the properly pumped-up physique and preposterous accent that can be so much fun when Schwarzenegger is playing a comic book character like Conan or The Terminator make him exactly the wrong actor for an Everyman-on-the-run part like this one. It's hard to generate much suspense when the leading man seems like he could tear the bad guys' heads off between puffs of his stogie. In this setting, it's downright jarring to see Robert Duvall draw a few touching moments out of a conflicted scientist character with his own reasons for conducting illegal cloning experiments.

Direction

Roger Spottiswoode ("Tomorrow Never Dies") keeps things fast, light and focused on the impressive special effects. There are a few nifty ideas buried in the script, but the cheesy dramatic work should keep any but the most sympathetic viewers (read: teenage males) from paying much attention. (Harold Ramis' comedy "Multiplicity" had many times more fun with the clone idea.) Tellingly, Schwarzenegger's only memorable one-liner is a reference to an earlier flick, delivered to a hard-selling store clerk: "I might be back."

Bottom line

If this is the best Schwarzenegger can do to break out of his post-"Eraser" slump, it could be "hasta la vista, baby" to his days as a top action star.