The Glimmer Man (4 October 1996)
directed by John Gray
starring Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton, Brian Cox, John M. Jackson, Michelle Johnson, Stephen Tobolowsky
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MPAA rating: Studio: Seagal-Nasso Productions, Warner Brothers Script: Kevin Broadbin Music: Trevor Rabin Running time: 88 minutes Suggested retail price: $19.95 (US) Tags: Action; Crime; Martial Arts; Politics; Russia; terrorism Tactical strength: [6/10]
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for strong violence, language, and some nudity
So who do you call when you have problems with serial killers, organized crime, the Russian Mafia, and chemical weapons: former CIA agent, Buddhist, martial-arts expert, LAPD cop John Cole (Steven Seagal). To make up for Seagal's monotone delivery of his lines, directors usually try to pair him up with someone interesting. Often, Seagal drags around some helpless beauty queen, but in the case of The Glimmer Man, he has a capable partner, Keenen Ivory Wayans. Wayans plays homicide detective Jim Campbell, and he adds some refreshing contrast.
When Cole runs into (and soundly defeats) a group from the Russian Mafia, he tries to call in some favors from his old CIA boss Mr. Smith (Brian Cox), who provides the explanation for the title. When John Cole comes to kill you, you might happen to see a glimmer just before you die. Maybe Mr. Smith should have thought of that before he has henchmen try to kill Cole and Campbell. Maybe Cole needs some extra practice, because his kills in The Glimmer Man take a long time, make a lot of noise, and leave a lot of blood.
The plot moves quickly along the thinnest of threads but holds together just enough to provide plenty of opportunities for explosions, shootings, gruesome murder scenes, and, of course, hand-to-hand combat -- especially in places with lots of glass and furniture.
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