F/X 2 – Die tödliche Illusion (1991)

F/X 2 – Die tödliche Illusion: Directed by Richard Franklin. With Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin, Joanna Gleason. A special effects man helps his girlfriend’s ex, a cop, with a sting operation, where the ex gets killed. Something’s off and he investigates with help from an ex-cop PI friend.

“Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is no longer in the movies. Heu0026#39;s now a toymaker with a girlfriend named Kim Brandon (Rachel Ticotin). Her ex-husband NYPD detective Mike Brandon asks him to use his skills to help catch a killer. As the other cops go off to take down the suspect, a mysterious assassin kills Mike. Rollie records Lt. Ray Silak tampering with the murder weapon. The assassin tracks down Rollie and Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy) saves him in the nick of time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe most memorable thing in this movie is Rollieu0026#39;s man-size mechanical clown with a control bodysuit. Itu0026#39;s a double-edge sword. Itu0026#39;s fun at first but Rollie looks sillier and sillier with the control suit. In fact, a lot of this movie is pretty silly. A lot of the traps are reminiscent of u0026quot;Home Aloneu0026quot; with chemicals and bigger tech.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlong with all the gadgetry, one of the things that Rollie is known for is his avoidance of guns. Heu0026#39;s a MacGyver in that way. However this can go too far. In one scene, he grabs the assassinu0026#39;s gun in the aquarium while heu0026#39;s being drowned. Then for some reason he leaves it behind for the assassin to pick up and shoot at him. Itu0026#39;s annoying when smart characters do stupid things. This is simply inferior to the original. Itu0026#39;s not as much fun. It is sillier and not as compelling. Itu0026#39;s not terrible but itu0026#39;s not good.”