![]() His size is always impressive, but even more so is his air of unpredictability. Dennehy doesn’t appear until about 45 minutes into the movie, but what a difference he makes. That’s when Brown unloads his tricks.īrown makes a marvelous Rollie, laid-back but resolute: He would have made a marvelous James Bond. ![]() The best part comes in the set-piece finale, when Bryan and Brian find themselves in a situation that might baffle Superman. This is leavened by clever wit, especially from Bluey, who should definitely be held over for ″FX3.″ The first part of ″FX2″ is customary hyper-active stuff - car chase on Manhattan streets, pitched battle in a supermarket (a favorite locale for recent screen action). Brown calls on the equally reluctant Dennehy to help. He reluctantly agrees and soon is plunged into a violent world of attacking cyborgs, vicious hit men and corrupt officials. Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy) has left the New York City Police Department to operate as a private detective - not too impressively, it seems.īrown’s placid new life, which he shares with Rachel Ticotin and her young son, is interrupted when he is asked to help track down a would-be killer. But 8 million copies were sold to video stores, hence the sequel: ″FX2 - The Deadly Art of Illusion.″įive year later, Rollie (Bryan Brown) has abandoned movie sets to invent ingenious toys, including a clown named Bluey who can imitate most human behavior. The Orion film, directed by Robert Mandel, created only a small splash in 1986, possibly in part because of the confusing title (it’s Hollywood shorthand for special effects). ![]() He’s that smooth, nerveless wizard who used his mastery of movie special effects to thwart the bad guys in ″F/X.″ Undated (AP) _ Rollie Harper is back, with a whole new wagonload of tricks.
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