Awash in derivative pseudo-climaxes, this sci-fi actioner suggests that science has gone from cloning sheep to replicating formulaic chillers. Led by megalomaniac Drew Oslett Jr. (Thomas Haden Church), a right wing organization steals DNA in order to create future warriors.
When two test tubes of genetic material are accidentally switched, Drew's team unwittingly clones Martin Stillwater (Stephen Baldwin), a hack horror novelist, instead of the athlete they thought they were duplicating. Martin's clone, Alfie (also played by Baldwin), zealously follows Drew's
assassination agenda until he reads a magazine puff piece about Martin. Convinced his life has been usurped...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
132 mins