FX2 THE DEADLY ART OF ILLUSION MOVIE

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.

FX2 THE DEADLY ART OF ILLUSION MOVIE

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.

Fx2 the deadly art of illusion