If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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.

This is the Period in Steven Seagal's Prolific Career that saw the Martial Artist's Star in Descent Straight to Video Land. The One-Time Box-Office Winner now Produces and Stars in as many as Six Movies a Year.With Severe Weight Issues and an Increasingly Mumbling Attitude about His Screen Presence and Declining Abilities that Render His Fight Scenes Unfilmable, Steven Seagal has become a Joke.But there was a Time when it wasn't so. This is one of His Last Films that can be Watched Without Pity and Disappointment from His Fans that Hoped Beyond Hope that Seagal would One Day Return to Form. It was Not to Be.The Fight Scenes and Gun Battles in this Serial Killer/Corrupt Agents Story are Excellent and Buddy Cop Teamed with Keenan Ivory Wayans, Seagal's Only Embarrassment here is the Wardrobe and Prayer Bead Accessories.Much of the Movie is Gritty, Dark, and Entertaining. It's Brutal, Highly Unbelievable, and the Acting is Inconsistent among the Bad Guys with Brian Cox an Exception. Wayans Tried to Forge a Career as an Action Hero/Serious Actor but Lacked the Right Stuff and can be Seen Struggling here. He Manages OK.Overall Worth a Watch to see Segal before things came Unglued. Most of His Movies, before the STV era, were Snappy Action Fun, with a Few Exceptions that were God-Awful, like "On Deadly Ground" (1994) and "Fire Down Below" (1997).

'The Glimmer Man' is a fairly entertaining film, that works till it lasts. You can enjoy this one, only if you get in with limited expectations.Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man".'The Glimmer Man' isn't pretentious. Its meant to be a pop-corn entertainer & it works in its own way. The Screenplay by Kevin Brodbin is interesting & crisp. John Gray's Direction is passable. Cinematography credits a mention. Action-Sequences are super.Performance-Wise: Seagal portrays his part like a bad-ass, which he is. Wayans supports well. Brain Cox is first-rate.On the whole, 'The Glimmer Man' works.

I was told that this film was an action comedy, the blurb on the back specifically made reference to 'punches mixed with punchlines' and the Pulitzer Prize winning 'the wit hits the fan'.What I actually got was a very large, rusted nail heavily thumped into Seagal's credibility. This coming from the guy who'd watch Under Siege 2 several days earlier.The Glimmer Man is ACTUALLY an action-thriller film about two cops trying to find a serial killer called the Family Man because he kills and crucifies whole families, what a hoot! Add in a dash of political intrigued, Vietnam veterans and conspiracy and you have a flop.The problem with this film is that the gunfights are handled relatively well but the fist fights (Seagal's selling point) is so rapidly edited that you only ever see about two kick strung together before the footage cuts elsewhere. Watching classics martial arts films (I'm thinking Bruce Lee/Donnie Yen films here) is that the editing and filming actually shows off the skills of the fighters on display. That is not present in the Glimmer Man, So what you eventually have with this action comedy is a film that has very little comedy and the action is badly done. Not all is bad however, the plot is actually fairly reasonable and there are plenty of twists and turns that somehow command your attention and there is quite a lot of potential there but you somehow end up with a hugely forgettable film.