Though The GLIMMER MAN appears at first glance to be the
typical Steven Seagal thriller, it turns out,in fact,to
almost TOO realistically portray the violent aspects of
real life crime.
Seagal plays tough guy cop Jack Cole, a mysterious soft
spoken buddhist with sharp one-liners and lightning fists.
In the film, Cole is tracking a serial killer dubbed the
family man who performs violent murders and bizzare
religious rituals on his victims.
In The GLIMMER MAN, Seagal is paired with the ever funny
Keenen Ivory Wayans who plays the equally tough but
occasionally soft mannered Jim Campbell.
The film moves along as fast as Seagal's flurry of
punches and kicks as the pair begin to uncover a government
plot to smuggle chemical weapons from Russia as well and
then twists to the possibility the Jack Cole may be
connected.
The film offers some very funny moments to pull away
from the violence, such as Seagal entering a restaurant and
dingging the service bell over and over and then punching
out the ignorant host. Or what about Seagal offering
Wayans a little something to cure his allergy to incense?
(You have to see this one!)
The movie is also chock full of mind whirrling fight
sequences that occasionally look choppy due to poor
editing.(Fire those guys Seagal!)Seagal tokes out hordes of
thugs using his always impressive but never duplicated
skills of Aikido.(You can almost feel the punches.)
My only problems with the film were the dark and dirty
atmosphere reminiscent of a slasher film and the choppy
edits that make you think you've missed something.
Though the tall and muscular Seagal also gives an
impressive fashion show with his obviously expensive
wardrobe, he is often mistaken as being sluggish or out of
shape and people have always made a point of mentioning and
even exaggerating this in recent reviews.(Actually a
medical problem Seagal has suffered from even during his
Above the Law days in which his organs have descended below
his rib cage.)Still The Glimmer Man packs a punch that no
Seagal fan will want to miss!