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Rateds: PG-13, R; Length: 108 minutes; Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense; With: Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy
C-
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW
FX2 (PG-13) Special-effects wizard Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) once again teams up with the ebullient detective Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy). This time they're trying to foil a conspiracy centering on eight stolen medallions handmade by Michelangelo. Rollie comes up with a few amusing gimmicks-the most irresistible involves a mechanical clown whose body moves in perfect synch with whoever's controlling him-but the movie itself is convoluted and almost unbelievably lackluster. Even more than before, the filmmakers fail to make Rollie's magic bits organic to the suspense. C-
Posted May 31, 1991
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