aka F/X
Movie effects guy Roland Tyler (Bryan Brown) is approached by the Justice Department, who want him to use his skills to fake an assassination. The target is an ex-mobster (Jerry Orbach), who's going to rat on his former colleagues. It's a dangerous situation, but the pay is good and the challenge appealing.
The story relies on artificiality, and therefore highlights its own, but it works-well enough; especially during the rare moments when it succeeds in using a viewer's knowledge of what's 'phoney' against them.
Brian Dennehy's police lieutenant arrives late to the party but brings a screen presence that elevates the entire production. It doesn't seem as clever today as it did back in the 80s, but it was enjoyable revisiting it after so many years.
3 false numbers out of 5
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