The Glimmer Man [DVD]

His best was early on. You can see him get older and fatter. Ha ha ok. He still does well, or at least the cinimatographers make him look good. I like the story line in this one. And the dynamics between he and his partner are good and funny.

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Older great movie

Steven is the man! IMO, this is o e of his best early movies. Keenan Ivory Wayans had the best supporting actor roll I’ve seen in some time. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Steven Seagal!!!

I regard this movie as the beginning of the first downward spiral of Seagal's career. After the epic action of  Under Siege 2: Dark Territory [Blu-ray ] and  Executive Decision  it was a bad mistake to sign-up for The Glimmer Man. When I went to the cinema to see this film on November 2nd 1996 they didn't even tear my ticket stub. Of the thousands of cinema tickets I've kept it's the only one that hasn't been torn. Not even the employees of the long-gone ABC Cinema could be bothered keeping tabs on the audience. Needless to say that the film wasn't screened for critics and every review in the papers that week was nothing but waffling on presumptions of what a typical Seagal film would be. I am making up for that now with a proper review.The fundamental flaw in The Glimmer Man is that it's just far too contrived. The 80s 'mis-matched cops' cliché didn't help either. Plus, the film was yet another  Seven [Blu-ray Book ] wannabe, a sub-genre that flooded cinemas post October 1995.Seagal plays Jack Cole, a weirdo New York cop transferred to Los Angeles for reasons that are never clearly defined. He's teamed-up with wisecracking Detective Jim Campbell (Keenan Ivory Wayans, who did not like Seagal) to catch 'The Family Man'; a serial killer who crucifies families (actually just the parents). But things get a little too personal for Cole when his ex-wife is killed by a Family Man copycat because she was the psychiatrist of the high school kid he saved who had discovered his evil step-dad's plan to sell chemical weapons sold by the Russian Mafia and brokered by the CIA, who Cole used to work for.It's very poorly written by Kevin Brodbin, himself a former film critic, so he ought to have known better. This wouldn't be so bad if the fight scenes were remotely impressive. There are a couple of good action moments, like Campbell's apartment fight, but the rest are very quickly edited to compensate for Seagal's decreasing suppleness and rapidly expanding waistline. And after the high adventure of his previous movies, going back to low-wattage bar fights and gun play just isn't exciting.Unknown director John Gray (who?) shoots the film like a TV movie. You'd be forgiven for thinking that this was an average episode of CSI:New York. He tries to mimic the retro-noir look of Se7en with lots of gloomy locations and rain but it just gives the film a really oppressive feel.It's obvious that Seagal's influence on the script made it to the screen. As usual there's mumbo-jumbo about Cole's mysterious past (something Seagal both pretends AND denies he has). The mystical Buddhist stuff really adds nothing, you can see right through it to Seagal's unnecessary pandering, and what exactly is the deal with those jackets? Definitely from Seagal's own wardrobe and strategically chosen to conceal the Belly the of the Beast.There's some decent acting to be had outside of Seagal's non-effort. Wayans proves he's more capable of being an action than the rest of his family (and Seagal too) and Brian Cox (a last-minute replacement for Tommy Lee Jones who probably said 'oh no, not Seagal again' and fled) plays the same old dodgy CIA buffoon he's built half his career on.If you can get around the uninspired, gibberish title and if you are suffering a serious deficit in better action movies then give it a go. Just don't bother with the horribly censored UK cut, butchered by the BBFC.

The only Seagal movie I liked better was Under Siege. While from a police standpoint it is not super accurate, Seagal gets most of the best lines, and having him paired with Wayans made for a great dynamic.

Fantastic movie. I loved the scene where Steven Seagal says he is not a fighter and then pulls a credit card with a blade out. Keenen Ivory Wayans was fantastic as his partner. My only hassle is the fact that my order still shows as undelivered; but, I received it. I do not know why Amazon is having this problem recently. Several of my items I received still show as "on the way, but running late"!!

I guess Seagal wanted to be a little like Eastwood here; giving a more forensic approach to his movies, a little twist here and there...and why not a little of Seagal's special recipe of bone crushing formula, it wont due any harm...right?..Wrong, this movie is the perfect example of Segal's downfall from stardom. Since Seagal isn't as thin or as fast as he used to be, he needs a co-star to have a little more screen time so Seagal can catch his breath and eat little more doughnuts. Seriously Seagal hit top bottom after this, with the exception of Fire Down Below and Exit Wounds, all of Segal's future movies following that sucked.In Glimmer Man Seagal plays Jack Cole, an Ex government intelligence operative known as "The Glimmer Man," because he could move so quickly and quietly that his victims would only see a glimmer before they died. in fact that is so BS, Segal moves slower than his previous movies here, his gut is beginning to grow and his acting is stale and wooden. anyhow back to the movie, Cole is assigned to work with An L.A. police detective named Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans) they are both on the look for a serial killer known as the "Family Man" he is given that name because...well he kills families; and aside from killing them he tortures and crucifies them after their deaths. After a string of murders the killer gets personal, he kills Coles wife..and you know what that means...that's right...its payback time, but it seems that this killings are beginning to get weird, there is a copycat making the murders look like "the Family Man"....now the question is Who is the killer, the "family man or the copycat?Along with these psychos we have a local crime boss doing dealings with the Russians, somehow its all connected and don't expect a clever twist because there really isn't. I give them credit for adding some suspense here and there, but Segal doesn't belong in this movie, he feels out of place. The only good actors in this movie are Keenen Ivory Wayans and Brian Cox. So yeah, rent it or wait for it to be shown on cable, but don't buy it, not worth it.MY PERSONAL RATING: 2 ½ OUT OF 5

Arrived early .I live in England this steven seagal film is next to impossible to find on blu ray im absolutely impressed with the quality of the picture and sound it is region B but it plays on my ps4 im very happy and will buy from the seller

The first 10 years of Seagal's career was definitely his strongest! He was a lot slimmer, looks his height & his acting was by far better than his later DTV films. A routine action film with Seagal & Wayans playing LAPD cops, Seagal is the thinker whereas Wayans goes in all-guns-blazing! A marked improvement from 'On Deadly Ground' & definitely up there with Seagal's best (Under Siege, Hard to Kill to name but a few). Just a shame that from late 2002 onwards Seagal made more DTV films that haven't been as successful as the 14 years of theatrical films he made (Above the Law - Half Past Dead).

Fantastic.

Very good movie. What a team!! Keenan Ivory Wayan. Action, pure adrenaline filled action.There is the jungle, then a glimmer, then boom, you are dead.

Packing poor ,neither cardboard nor thinly padded envelopes are sufficient for a lot of goods ESPECIALLY DVD's but then I don't suppose anyone cares as long as they get paid!