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F/X
An expert in the art of special effects is hired to stage the murder of a gangster about to enter the Witness Protection Program. He agrees, but then things get complicated and he finds his own life in danger.
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September 10, 2006
Fun cat and mouse mystery-adventure with fun special effects angle.
March 10, 2004
A well-respected thriller; its coldness left me out.
June 13, 2015
[A] first-rate thriller. Robert Mandel directs with a winning energy, never getting too slick, but remaining interested in the human angle.
April 09, 2008
A competent and unpretentious entertainment.
January 17, 2003
A fun, clever little thriller.
January 26, 2006
The action sequences are efficiently handled, but look elsewhere for psychological or emotional insight.
February 17, 2006
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.
April 09, 2008
It looks dated and shoddy now, never taking itself as seriously as the darker sequel.
May 20, 2003
The film is as much a demonstration of various kinds of special effects as it is about them.
April 09, 2008
As contrived and plot-hole ridden as it is, F/X still works quite effectively as a crowd-pleasing popcorn picture.
January 01, 2000
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.