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n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

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

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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.

While "The Glimmer Man" isn't any outstanding action movie, I will say that it is still worth watching if you enjoy Steven Seagal movies. That being said, then it should also be said that it is a fairly average Seagal movie in every sense of the phrase. It is one of those mass produced action movies that most action stars tend to settle into doing, you know finding a formula that works and milking it beyond dry.Story-wise then "The Glimmer Man" is your stereotypical Seagal movie. Yep, he is an ex-something-something now turned law man and taking on the seedy underworld singlehandedly.You know what you get here; the usual Seagal martial arts, wits and punchlines. Yes, it is all here, and the obligatory broken arm as well. And true to most other Seagal movies he is untouchable, except for a single blow that gets through and strikes him. Indeed, business as usual.Having Seagal act opposite Keenen Ivory Wayans, well I had some initial reservation to this, as I thought it would be comedy in the trademark Wayans fashion. But luckily Keenen proved to surprise and did actual acting and no do comedy."The Glimmer Man" is enjoyable enough for what it is, and bear in mind that it is a Seagal movie after all.

The only reason this movie was made is probably to satisfy Seagal's huge ego . THE WHOLE MOVIE is basically a non stop marathon about how Seagal's character is awesome , tough , smart , handsome and bla bla bla bla . Someone here needs a therapy … Anyway , that's the biggest problem of the movie . I quickly became annoyed with all this Seagal worship that doesn't end until the ending credits appear.Even sticking to well liked by audiences formula of buddy cop movie isn't able to save the movie . Maybe because Wayans isn't one bit funny. "The Glimmer man" tries to have a dark atmosphere like "Se7en" , but fails . Not to mention that the whole movie feels low budget made –for – TV movie . In the end the movie makers tried desperately to impress the audience at least with violence , yet it comes out like a cheap shock. Story ? What story ? Action ? Typical unimpressive Seagal style.Avoid it . I give it 1/10.

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.