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The Presidio Reviews

1988

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The investigation of a murder on the base of a 1,400-acre military compound in San Francisco reunites the base commander and one of his former officers, now a cop, who have no great love for each other. The situation escalates as the cop falls for the commander's daughter. Read more

Starring	Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden
Director	Peter Hyams
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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  Sub-standard
  
  Peter Hyams knocked out some fairly decent action thrillers during the eighties and early nineties but unfortunately The Presidio wasn't one of them. It'... read more »
  
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  Disappointingly Bad
  
  I can't believe a film staring Mark Harmon, Sean Connery & Meg Ryan could be so bad. Set firmly in the 80's it was always going to look a bit dated ... read more »
  
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  Killing Military Police is bad for your health!
  
  It has been nearly twenty years since I first saw this film on the big screen and whilst I remembered Sean Connery's acting, the plot and the supporting ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
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  - 26 Nov 2007 at 18:18
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  Sub-standard
  
  Peter Hyams knocked out some fairly decent action thrillers during the eighties and early nineties but unfortunately The Presidio wasn't one of them. It'... read more »
  
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  good film
  
  interesting to watch and unlike many films doesn't get lost in the middle
  
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  - brighton
  - 27 Aug 2006 at 18:34
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  Workmanlike but predictable
  
  Connery dominates the film playing irascible but tender. Harmon is a good second, Warden's role doesn't stretch his considerable acting talents at all ... read more »
  
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  Sub-standard
  
  Peter Hyams knocked out some fairly decent action thrillers during the eighties and early nineties but unfortunately The Presidio wasn't one of them. It'... read more »
  
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  - technobabble
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  - Worcestershire, England
  - 15 Nov 2007 at 16:14
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  Killing Military Police is bad for your health!
  
  It has been nearly twenty years since I first saw this film on the big screen and whilst I remembered Sean Connery's acting, the plot and the supporting ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 26 Nov 2007 at 18:18
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  Workmanlike but predictable
  
  Connery dominates the film playing irascible but tender. Harmon is a good second, Warden's role doesn't stretch his considerable acting talents at all ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Feb 2004 at 16:17
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  good film
  
  interesting to watch and unlike many films doesn't get lost in the middle
  
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  - brighton
  - 27 Aug 2006 at 18:34
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  Disappointingly Bad
  
  I can't believe a film staring Mark Harmon, Sean Connery & Meg Ryan could be so bad. Set firmly in the 80's it was always going to look a bit dated ... read more »
  
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  The investigation of a murder on the base of a 1,400-acre military compound in San Francisco reunites the base commander and one of his former officers, now a cop, who have no great love for each other. The situation escalates as the cop falls for the commander's daughter....