The Glimmer Man
Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 4, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
7
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60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Although this slick Seagal action pic won't convert die-hard detractors, aficionados will note that he's both gained weight and lightened up. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The comedy is cruelly subliterate (powdered deer privates figure prominently), the action -- performed by an aging, dumpy Seagal -- pointless, and the story pieced together from moldy cliches. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMichael Saunders
It's no surprise that the mountainous, pseudo-mystical actor stuck to his recipe for The Glimmer Man, an inoffensive cop-socky flick. [05 Oct 1996, p.C3]
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchHarper Barnes
The Glimmer Man starts out like Seven, but pretty soon it dwindles into nothing. [09 Oct 1996, p.5D]
40
EmpireDavid Eimer
As the plot gets even worse than that of a bad serial killer movie, not even the OK fight scene at the end can redeem it. Read full review
40
Washington PostRichard Harrington
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. Read full review
40
VarietyLeonard Klady
For a rock'em, sock'em action thriller, The Glimmer Man is a hopelessly slow-moving, slow-witted shaggy-dog tale that delivers the jolts but lacks the juice necessary for high-voltage entertainment. Read full review
40
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Short on suspense, routine in its action and monotonous in its performances. Read full review
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