It looks dated and shoddy now, never taking itself as seriously as the darker sequel.
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04/09/08
F/X (1986)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:17
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Rollie Tyler, Hollywood's best special effects man, is commissioned to execute a murder that can only be carried out through the use of his incredible skills. However, it later becomes unclear as... [More]
Starring: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young
Director: Robert Mandel
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A competent and unpretentious entertainment.
04/09/08
As contrived and plot-hole ridden as it is, F/X still works quite effectively as a crowd-pleasing popcorn picture.
04/09/08
Fun cat and mouse mystery-adventure with fun special effects angle.
09/10/06
A clever, lightning-paced thriller about a Tom Savini-style special effects artist who becomes a pawn in the scheme of some rogue government agents. A surprise modest hit in 1986.
02/17/06
The action sequences are efficiently handled, but look elsewhere for psychological or emotional insight.
01/26/06
No review available.
06/25/05
A well-respected thriller; its coldness left me out.
03/10/04
No review available.
01/29/04
The film is as much a demonstration of various kinds of special effects as it is about them.
05/20/03
A fun, clever little thriller.
01/17/03
Hollywood magic thriller offers popcorn pleasure.
11/07/02
No review available.
10/30/02
No review available.
08/10/02
No review available.
07/30/02
Fun little cable-time thriller, especially for the movie geeks!
07/27/02
Brown is not the most charismatic of actors, but it’s a classic one-man-against-a-world-of-evil set-up so it’s easy to cheer for Rollie as he creatively finds ways to make mincemeat of the bad guys.
02/13/01
...a capable, old-style adventure film with a good cast and an assortment of sly plot surprises.
01/01/00
The irony of F/X, which is a very good thriller indeed, is that it avoids the pitfall of so many thrillers; it doesn't degenerate into a mindless display of special effects.
01/01/00
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