71
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis movie takes a lot of delight in being more psychologically complex than it has to be. It contains fights and shootouts and big chase scenes, but they're all firmly centered on who the characters are and what they mean to one another.
- 80Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonA love of the world of movies permeates the first-class, crackling excitement of F/X, giving a rare dimension to this thriller.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe action sequences are well staged and the twists and turns of the convoluted plot will keep viewers guessing. A competent and unpretentious entertainment.
- 75Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelF/X turns into a dazzling series of deceptions that border on being so topsy-turvy that one almost becomes frustrated with being fooled. But the script of Robert T. Megginson and Gregory Fleeman managed to stay on the right side of credibility and good humor enough of the time so that some rather obvious plot holes can be forgiven.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottIn the hallowed Hollywood tradition of mindless flash, F/X turns the suspension of disbelief into airy entertainment. [7 Feb 1986, p.D3]
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThe movie, which looks as if it had been made on an A-picture budget, has a lot of the zest one associates with special-effects-filled B-pictures.
- 50Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordF/X doesn't have the surprises when it needs them. [8 Feb 1986, p.C7]