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F/X2

1991 · 108 min

A slick, gimmicky thriller that mixes elaborate practical effects with chases and double-crosses, revelling in its own cleverness but never taking itself too seriously.

Directed by: Richard Franklin
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin

Tagline: The Deadly Art of Illusion
Overview: F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike. Mike's boss, Silak says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Obviously, Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy, the cop from the last movie, who is now a P.I., for help and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about.

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Directed by: Richard Franklin
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
deception
loyalty
crime
technology
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Richard Franklin
Written by: Bill Condon
Starring: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin, Joanna Gleason, Philip Bosco, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Mason, Caroline Yeager
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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