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.
14 June 1944, Buffalo, New York, USA
10 August 1952, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
12 February 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 May 1946, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
23 August 1943, Detroit, Michigan, USA
23 June 1947, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 October 1948, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2 February 1933, Chicago, Illinois, USA
26 February 1919, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
7 April 1919, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA
2 February 1978, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
April 09, 2008
A competent and unpretentious entertainment.
May 20, 2003
The film is as much a demonstration of various kinds of special effects as it is about them.
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.
April 09, 2008
As contrived and plot-hole ridden as it is, F/X still works quite effectively as a crowd-pleasing popcorn picture.
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.
March 10, 2004
A well-respected thriller; its coldness left me out.
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.
April 09, 2008
It looks dated and shoddy now, never taking itself as seriously as the darker sequel.
