F/X2 1991

The Deadly Art of Illusion

6.3 / 10   255 vote(s)
PG-13
Action Thriller

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.

Release Date 1991-04-16
Runtime 1h 48m
Directors Richard Franklin, Victor J. Kemper, Eric Allard, Vic Armstrong, Brian W. Cook, Gary Davis, Carl Goldstein, Andrew London, Ron Oxley, Tom Quinn, Randi Richmond, Brian Harper, Robert Saad
Producers Jack Wiener, Dodi Fayed, Lee R. Mayes, Bryan Brown
Writers Bill Condon, Gregory Fleeman, Robert T. Megginson

Not as good as the first but still plenty of fun elements and liked seeing Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy working together (we only get a glimpse at the end of the first film). Nothing special and not exactly a necessary sequel (kind of like Another 48 HRS and Another Stakeout) but still worth a watch. 3.0/5

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