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Glimmer Man [VHS]

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It is admitted that Steven Seagal, as an actor, is not of the "method" school of Brando and De Niro. You don't watch his films to see him act. If you want to see acting, then watch the powerhouses Humphrey Bogart or Jack Nicholson, but not Seagal, the seventh dan black belt aikidoist. His films are primarily made to thrill and entertain. With his erect posture, powerful build and frowning expression, he exerts an intimidating screen presence. Like a tornado sweeping across the torrid zone, he leaves the bad guys annihilated and in brief, hard-trimmed action scenes, he despatches villain after villain with either a bullet to the head, a chop to the throat, a thrust with a knife or a kick to the face. In this film at least, he also manages to be mildly humorous and even self-deprecating in his portrayal of a bead-wearing Buddhist cop. This is the first film in which he actually draws blood during a conflict with a bad guy. The action scenes are supreme. The dialogue is post-Tarantino tart and the film, as a whole, is wonderfully self-mocking.

I like to credit this as one of Stevens best movies. Because of its action scenes well written story plot with slight comedy and great actors. This is one of my favorite Steven Seagal movies. I enjoyed this movie very much. If you haven't seen this awesome film yet go see it I recommend it highly.

This movie is one of my personal favorites. It keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. You had comedy, drama, suspense and action all rolled into one fantastic movie. Before this movie, I hadn't been a big fan of Keenan Ivory Wayans but he was actually very good in this film. Steven Seagal's performance was excellent and his martial art moves was over the top! I own this video and I never get tired of seeing it. It's all that and a bag of chips!!

This is one of Segal's better movies. I would rate it with Under Siege in quality. Good plot, great supporting cast. He does not inject the PC [stuff] that many of his later movies seem to have.

"The Glimmer Man" is about a Buddhist police officer played by Steven Seagal. That's the whole movie. He teams up with Keenen Ivory Wayans and they try to look for 'The Family Man,' a serial killer who uses religion to make his mark. Steven Seagal was about to be killed by a Russian gang, but he told them, "I gotta lot of cash OR you can take plastic." He used his credit card as a weapon, how nifty is that? Another encounter involved Seagal walking into a restaurant and he caused lots of damage. All of that wine gone to waste and Seagal managed to try some of the food! He sure does enjoy food! Then Seagal fought a bald martial artist at the end of the movie and asked, "Is that the best you got!?" Yes, Steven Seagal can bring it and eat it in this movie. The duo found the killer and uncovered a deep plot involving smuggling. This movie is comedy, especially when Seagal gave Wayans a taste of powdered deer privates. It was disgusting, yet satisfyingly original! Good movie.

O.K.-- Steven Seagal was not considered for a Best Actor award for this movie (nor for any of his other flicks). This is, however, an enjoyable little movie -- you just have to get past Seagal's wooden acting, his love beads, and the huge holes in the plot. Keenen Ivory Wayans' character worked well -- he gets credit for all of the intentional humor, including one particularly funny line.

I like this movie, its not Seagals best but it got mucha humour and good fight scenes. Steven Seagal being a buddhist is in itself cool(therefor my name). What else can I say?

A movie for those who like Steven Seagal!!

I am impressed first and foremost by the casting. I would have never guessed that a Wayans and Segal would work well together, but they really do. The compliment each others abilities quite well. With that in mind I should say that this really isn't your average run-of-the-mill police movie. We all know that Segal has been in a bunch of those. There is still plenty of action, and a lot of humerous scenes, so I don't think you will be dissapointed. I wasn't.

The Glimmer Man has to be one of the top Seagal films. This is truly vintage Seagal with just a right touch of humor. The chemistry between Seagal and Wayans shine through as these two partners work to unravel the truth. The Glimmer Man proves that Seagal is a top action superstar. Definitely vintage Seagal!

Steven Segal fights back in one of his best movies to date (the best being the Under Siege series). Plenty of kung fu fighting (it's nice to see Steve kicking baddies instead of just punching, knifing and shooting them all the time) and plenty of one liners from Wayans (the scene where he is watching Casablanca is hilarious). The only real let down in the movie is that Steve is trying to be a soft spoken Clint Eastwood type character, and you can't understand a word he says. Apart from that, top entertainment.