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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.
2 February 1933, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 October 1935, New York City, New York, USA
12 February 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 September 1926, Lewiston, Maine, USA
12 April 1951, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
April 09, 2008
It looks dated and shoddy now, never taking itself as seriously as the darker sequel.
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.
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.
September 10, 2006
Fun cat and mouse mystery-adventure with fun special effects angle.
January 26, 2006
The action sequences are efficiently handled, but look elsewhere for psychological or emotional insight.
March 10, 2004
A well-respected thriller; its coldness left me out.
May 20, 2003
The film is as much a demonstration of various kinds of special effects as it is about them.
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.
April 09, 2008
A competent and unpretentious entertainment.