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Cast

Steven Seagal
as Lt. Jack Cole

Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Det. Jim Campbell

Bob Gunton
as Frank Deverell

Brian Cox
as Mr. Smith

Michelle Johnson
as Jessica Cole

John M. Jackson
as Donald Cunningham

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Christopher Maynard

Peter Jason
as Millie's

Ryan Cutrona
as Capt. Harris

Richard Gant
as Detective Roden

Johnny Strong
as Johnny Deverell

Robert Mailhouse

Jesse Stock
as Cole's Son

Alexa PenaVega
as Cole's Daughter

Nikki Cox
as Millie

Wendy Robie
as Melanie Sardes

Harris Laskawy

Dennis Cockrum

Blake Lindsley

John Bluto

Sid Conrad

George Fisher

Michael Bryan French

Victor Ivanov

Stephen Mills

Bibi Osterwald

George Couts

Susan Reno

Freda Foh Shen

Richard Tanner

Paul Raci

Kevin White

Ellis Williams

Mireille Fournier

Patricia Carraway

Paige Rowland
as Hostess

Fritz Coleman

Albert Wong

Nancy Yee

John P. Gulino

Stacy Studen

Michael Tamburro

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Critic Reviews for The Glimmer Man

Audience Reviews for The Glimmer Man

• Mar 26, 2012

  Got a love/hate relationship with Seagal and his films, on one hand they are all completely nonsense of the highest order and rarely any good (unless your a Seagal fan of course). Its the same old formula with Seagal, ALWAYS being some kind of special forces guy or elite police force guy or ex-military guy etc...and called upon to save the good old US of A from nasty villains, always taking it very easy in the process (I've never really seen the guy run much during the action), always looks the same and always uses an obvious stunt double for everything lol! On the other hand you can't complain because like JCVD or Arnie his films do what they say on the tin and everyone knows what to expect, if you don't like this type of film then you obviously don't watch. Many do watch because Seagal is one of the old 80's action man pack and does provide your daily fix of gratuitous violence and bloodshed. This is probably one of his last better offerings before he got too fat and entered into the 'straight to DVD hell' of seemingly no return. We see Seagal in all his glory, providing his own wardrobe I assume as I have gotten the impression over the years he insists on wearing his 'ethnic' attire no matter what role he plays lol! I think he likes to be seen as a spiritual warrior of the East. The action is predictable as is the plot and the characters are your typical mismatched duo with the obligatory unfunny quips from Wayans. Its basically the same old Seagal in the same old role doing the same old shit with the same old stunt double, guys run at Seagal, he touches them, they throw themselves head over heels through a window. To be honest I never knew how or why Seagal managed to get into action films as the guy displays the least amount of action I've ever seen in an action film, but I guess some like his stuff and this isn't too bad, just don't expect any surprises.
  Phil H Super Reviewer
• Jul 25, 2008

  Not a bad flick, one of the last i watched Seagal in before his movies became "b" like
  Lee K Super Reviewer
• Apr 20, 2008

  A bit darker than most buddy-cop genre films, but the teaming of Seagal and Wayans does work in many ways. The movie moves along too fast at times and a bit slower at others, but this was the last truly halfway-decent film Seagal made (with the exception of Into The Sun). It's not Rush Hour, true, but thank God it's not becuase if Wayans was even half as annoying (and unfunny) as Chris Tucker, then I would've thrown this DVD into the fireplace before the classroom scene.
  Derek D Super Reviewer
• Apr 12, 2008

  I guess it was kind of entertaining.
  Yinalí R Super Reviewer

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