Fresh
As contrived and plot-hole ridden as it is, F/X still works quite effectively as a crowd-pleasing popcorn picture.
Variety Staff, Variety
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F/X
Overview
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Director and cast
- Robert Mandel Director
- Bryan Brown as Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
- Brian Dennehy as Lt. Leo McCarthy
- Diane Venora as Ellen
- Cliff DeYoung as Lipton
- Mason Adams as Col. Mason
- Jerry Orbach as Nicholas DeFranco
- Joe Grifasi as Mickey
- Martha Gehman as Andy
- Trey Wilson as Lt. Murdoch
- Roscoe Orman as Captain Wallenger
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film is as much a demonstration of various kinds of special effects as it is about them.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
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.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The action sequences are efficiently handled, but look elsewhere for psychological or emotional insight.
Time Out
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