I used to watch F/X2 (1991) so much when I was a teenager, taped off TV on VHS, more than the first one which starred “our” Bryan Brown as a special effects technician caught up in a criminal plot with Brian Dennehy as the cop after him. The sequel is more upbeat and cartoonish with these characters turned into a buddy cop duo – a cocky Brown and a wisecracking Dennehy as a pairing entertained me to no end. Rewatching it now (it’s been added to Stan), I still enjoyed it (I don’t know if it would work for others without the nostalgic pull) – but it’s almost like an extended episode of a Stephen J. Cannell TV show. Brown’s FX talents are employed like MacGuyver as they fight crooked cops and the mafia (there’s even a mechanical robot clown in the mix). Reliable character actors Philip Bosco and Kevin J. O’Connor play the villains. Directed by Richard Franklin (Road Games, Patrick) and written by Bill Condon (later director of Gods & Monsters, Kinsey). Lalo Schifrin provides a cheesy sax-laden score.
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