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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.
22 October 1948, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2 February 1978, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
5 September 1926, Lewiston, Maine, USA
2 February 1933, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
As contrived and plot-hole ridden as it is, F/X still works quite effectively as a crowd-pleasing popcorn picture.
September 10, 2006
Fun cat and mouse mystery-adventure with fun special effects angle.
May 20, 2003
The film is as much a demonstration of various kinds of special effects as it is about them.
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.
March 10, 2004
A well-respected thriller; its coldness left me out.
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.
January 17, 2003
A fun, clever little thriller.
April 09, 2008
A competent and unpretentious entertainment.
January 26, 2006
The action sequences are efficiently handled, but look elsewhere for psychological or emotional insight.
