F/X Murder by Illusion [1986, USA, Action., DVD5]

A master of cinematic deception accepts an off the books government assignment, eager to outshine his professional rivals and prove his technical supremacy. This vanity backfires instantly when his handlers turn their weapons on him; his world implodes as a relentless clean up crew hunts him across the city. Driven by panic and a desperate need to reclaim control, he retreats into his specialized craft, relying on paranoia and elaborate trickery to navigate the betrayal. When the violence claims the person closest to him, his moral center breaks completely. He weaponizes his creative genius, transforming optical illusions into instruments of survival, fully aware that a single miscalculated trigger pull means his literal erasure.