F/X 2 (1991) from Tuna |
FX 2 (1991), which IMDB calls F/X2, is a two and a halfer. That is, it is about 2 1/2 stars, or watchable but not in any way memorable. Maltin agrees with me, Ebert is even lower at 2 stars, and Apollo says 24. IMDB readers give it 5.2/10. The film grossed $21.082m. |
Special effects expert Bryan Brown agrees to help the police nail a suspect. When things go horribly wrong, he ends up battling the NYPD, the mob and a deputy DA. He brings in his old police buddy, Brian Dennehy, to help. |
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The film is not without
entertainment value. In my favorite scene, Brown uses items from the
shelves of a supermarket to defeat an armed attacker. For instance, he
turns three cans of hairspray and a can of baked beans into a grenade.
That scene was cut in New Zealand, who felt their deviant youth didn't
need any more great ideas like that.
This is a sequel to FX, which was not much better. |
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Scoop's notes:
I enjoy Bryan, but he sure ends up in some turkeys. On the Bryan Brown scale, this rates below Full Body Massage, but ahead of Blame it on the Bellboy and Cocktail. I'm afraid he dropped off a bit after Breaker Morant. |
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