The Glimmer Man (1996)
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13% of critics liked it
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Two cops with almost nothing in common find themselves brought together to capture a psychotic murderer in this action thriller. Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) was once a government intelligence operative known as "The Glimmer Man," because he could move so quickly and quietly that his victims… More Two cops with almost nothing in common find themselves brought together to capture a psychotic murderer in this action thriller. Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) was once a 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. Having left international espionage behind him, Cole -- steeped in Eastern mysticism and not used to working with others -- has become a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, where he's paired up with Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans), a tough, no-nonsense cop with a weakness for weepy movies (Casablanca is one of his favorites) and little patience for Cole's New Age philosophies and outsider attitude. Cole and Campbell have to set aside their differences when they're assigned to track down a serial killer the press has dubbed "The Family Man," for his habit of dispatching entire households at once. However, when the Family Man's latest victims turn out to be Cole's former wife and her current husband, Campbell learns about Cole's secret past, and they both think that Cole's former bosses may somehow be involved with this current crime wave. Leading man Seagal also wrote and played guitar on several blues-based songs that appear on the film's soundtrack. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Gray
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Oct 4, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
Although this slick Seagal action pic won't convert die-hard detractors, aficionados will note that he's both gained weight and lightened up.
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Richard Harrington, Washington Post
The plot of The Glimmer Man involves not only the Family Man but Our Evil Secret Government, the Russian Mafia and Rich Powerful Politicians -- the three stooges of action cinema in the '90s.
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Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
Most of the action scenes occur in the dark and are so heavily edited, it's hard to know whose limbs and faces are being splintered by Cole.
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John Hartl, Film.com
Just as foolish and formulaic as it sounds.
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Sean Means, Film.com
A brutish action movie that is as improbable as it is annoying.
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Cast
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Steven Seagal
as Detective Jack Cole
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Detective Jim Campbell
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Bob Gunton
as Frank Deverell
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Brian Cox
as Smith
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Michelle Johnson
as Jessica Cole
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John M. Jackson
as Donald Cunningham
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Ryan Cutrona
as Capt. Harris
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Stephen Tobolowsky
as Christopher Maynard
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Johnny Strong
as Johnny Deverell
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Paige Rowland
as Hostess
- John Jackson
- Peter Jason
- Richard Gant
- Keenan Ivory Wayans
- Nikki Cox
