‘Glimmer’ Will Please Steven Seagal Fans
The police interrogation in “The Glimmer Man” begins with a detective shooting the suspect in the foot and then mulling over whether to put a bullet in the other foot or start on the man’s hand.
Decisions, decisions. “The Glimmer Man” is a Steven Seagal movie where the right to remain silent is assured when felons take a bullet in a more serious part of their anatomy.
Seagal fans who were disappointed when their guy made an early exit from “Executive Decision” will rejoice in his return to full operational status.
His Jack Cole is another invincible warrior whose expression remains the same, whether he is mourning the loss of his wife or tossing the nearest hood through a plate glass window.
Cole is a mysterious New York cop seconded to L.A. His expertise is needed in the hunt for the latest serial killer, who wipes out entire families and then crucifies the corpses. Seagal, who is looking downright chubby these days, is partnered with Keenen Ivory Wayans. The now mandatory Hollywood salt-and-pepper partnership allows the two stars to toss politically incorrect one-liners at each other.
Cole, of course, is not what he seems. This allows “The Glimmer Man” to stray into a dark and impenetrably dumb plot hole involving the CIA, chemical warfare and the Russian Mafia, whose presence may account for the steady diet of red herrings served up by “The Glimmer Man.”
When he’s not listening to bad dialogue from Seagal, Wayans’ passion is old movies. In one scene Wayans cries through the end of “Casablanca” - although the tears are probably due to his understandable regret at being stuck in “The Glimmer Man.”
xxxx “The Glimmer Man” Locations: North Division, Lincoln Heights and Coeur d’Alene cinemas Credits: Directed by John Gray; starring Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton, Brian Cox Running time: 1:31 Rating: R