SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

kingjoneva Unless you have absolutely nothing to do, there is no need to waste your time watching this movie. There are so many better cop buddy movies featuring interracial partnerships that are worth your while. Try the original blockbuster Beverly Hills Cop one or two, because three sucked, or any of the Lethal Weapons, or the first 48 Hours because the sequel was also dreadful. The acting in this movie was horrible, and the plot had more holes in it than a crate of Swiss cheese. Not to mention how pathetic it was to see a slow fat Stephen Seagal attempt to kick someone. Most of the fight scenes featured him standing in one spot because he could barely move. In essence, just watch something else.

shakercoola Seagal plays a Buddhist cop dressed in a smock and beads and mismatched with hard-drinking patrol partner Keenan Ivory Wayans. Due to fast editing The Glimmer Man almost has the feel of a TV film. There's plenty of action, but it's short on suspense, routine and unoriginal and it quickly feels laboured. An attempt is made to create mystery around Seagal's character but aspects of eastern mysticism feel crowbarred into the script. The plot wavers - the murders are a sub-plot and the story is suddenly all about smuggled Russian mafia and chemical weapons. Seagal doesn't cut the figure of previous roles but there is enough charisma in his performance to carry the film forward. The fight scenes are every bit as violent as Seagal's previous films but not as impressive due to more close ups and less athleticism.

namashi_1 'The Glimmer Man' is a fairly entertaining film, that works till it lasts. You can enjoy this one, only if you get in with limited expectations.Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man".'The Glimmer Man' isn't pretentious. Its meant to be a pop-corn entertainer & it works in its own way. The Screenplay by Kevin Brodbin is interesting & crisp. John Gray's Direction is passable. Cinematography credits a mention. Action-Sequences are super.Performance-Wise: Seagal portrays his part like a bad-ass, which he is. Wayans supports well. Brain Cox is first-rate.On the whole, 'The Glimmer Man' works.

DigitalRevenantX7 Film Synopsis: Los Angeles is rocked by a serial killer known as the "Family Man", slaughtering entire families & placing their bodies in crucifixion poses. Jim Campbell, the investigating detective on the case, is paired with Jack Cole, a mysterious detective who wears Tibetan prayer beads, has formidable martial arts skills & acts a bit weird. When the Family Man's latest victim turns out to be Cole's ex-wife, Campbell faces the possibility that Cole might be the killer.The Review: When David Fincher's dark masterpiece SE7EN came out in the mid-1990s, it spawned a number of films featuring fiendishly clever serial killers trying to highlight the flaws of society by killing people. The Glimmer Man owes a fair amount to Se7en with its killer trying to save people by turning them into martyrs.At least for the first hour, anyway. What we have here is a film that is actually a routine action film disguised as a buddy cop flick disguised as a serial killer film. This dishonesty is really quite insulting to the intelligence of the viewers & fans of Fincher's film. The Glimmer Man uses the serial killer angle of the plot to mask a standard CIA conspiracy plot with an arms dealer sending his top assassin to terminate some witnesses to his latest arms deal, covering his tracks by disguising the executions as the work of the serial killer.The other main problem with The Glimmer Man is the fact that it is a Steven Seagal film. Steven Seagal is a martial artist who came to fame in the late 80s actioner ABOVE THE LAW, starring in films such as HARD TO KILL, MARKED FOR DEATH, OUT FOR JUSTICE & his all-time best work, UNDER SIEGE. Seagal's films are almost always extremely violent action films with really sadistic aikido moves courtesy of Seagal. Here he engages in some of his famed aikido skills, catapulting CIA goons through walls in a restaurant; as well as displaying a good dose of sadism – he takes on Russian gangsters with a knife disguised as a credit card; interrogates his old boss by shooting him in his hands & feet; & propels the arms dealer's son through a window.The Glimmer Man tries to balance the sadism with some humour, most notably in the partnership between Seagal & Keenen Ivory Wayans. But this fails mainly due to the fact that they obviously can't stand each other – Wayans' idea of comedy is to make unwholesome remarks about people behind their backs & inserting a running joke about him quaffing some powdered deer genitals, which is quite painful to watch. Seagal fares better in the comedy stakes, delivering some amusing one-liners.As far as acting goes, the cast are mostly competent. Besides Wayans, the only other actor to stumble is Brian Cox, who goes through the film with a campy performance that doesn't suit him.