Review of The Glimmer Man (1996) by Gary E — 06 Jan 2008

Why god why?! So bad it hurt my gall bladder, Keenan Ivory Wayans can't save this film and just having seagal in it means it is bad.

This review of The Glimmer Man (1996) was written by Gary E on 06 Jan 2008.

The Glimmer Man has generally received mixed reviews.

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