Best movie ever!

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

"The Presidio" is a really good movie. Well, that would be if it were a made-for-TV film, which I'm assuming that it wasn't. It's not the cast that's the problem. Sean Connery is good, as usual. And while I've been very hit-and-miss on Mark Harmon, I think that he's pretty decent here. Even Meg Ryan, who's been in quite a few completely overrated films doesn't completely stink here. "The Presidio", directed by Peter Hyams (Timecop, Stay Tuned) introduces us to an unlikely pair of Military Police played by Sean Connery (Dr. No, Highlander) and Mark Harmon (Summer School, NCIS) who must solve a murder at the Presidio, an army base in San Francisco.The plot is twisted enough to make sense and the car chase scenes in San Francisco are classical. But rather, I believe that it was the screenplay. Mr. Connery and Mr. Harmon have somewhat of a love-hate relationship here, for at least a couple of reasons. One guy hooking up with another guy's daughter might be one of them. And this little "love triangle" is what's blasé for me; it seemed to be a cheap little plot device to try and bring some interest to the characters and their plights. Overall, this film is pretty predictable and formulaic but well done. It's shot exceptionally well as all of Peter Hyams films are, Mark Harmon and Sean Connery have a great chemistry and make for a good pair in this basic buddy cop film.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Two men kill an MP at the Presidio base during a break-in. This leads to a wild chase in San Francisco killing two cops. Police detective Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) is assigned the case. He is forced to deal with MP Lieutenant Colonel Alan Caldwell (Sean Connery). Years before, Caldwell was his commanding officer. He arrested Colonel Paul Lawrence (Dana Gladstone) but Caldwell wouldn't back him. He quited over the incident. Lawrence is again a suspect in the new case. Austin and Caldwell's relationship gets even worst when Austin starts dating Caldwell's daughter Donna (Meg Ryan).Before Mark Harmon made it on NCIS, he played a variety of roles including cops like this one. This seems set for a great thriller pairing him with a veteran like Connery. Yet this is less than that. Some of it is the fact that their characters don't get along. This is no buddy cop drama. The investigation is forgettable. Meg Ryan is doing a sex kitten thing. Everything is functional but not much more. Nobody is really excelling in this one.

Entertaining. I forgot all about this movie until I saw it today on TV as a Sunday Afternoon movie. I'd have to say that if the movie was intended to be serious they sort of failed. The opening series of events from the cop playing it dumb and getting shot to the cop cars crashing one after the other sort of reminded me of the episode of Monty Python in which they did a skit called "Sam Peckinpa's Salad Days". A routine garden party goes terribly wrong. All in all I'd have to say the Sean Connery was still looking pretty good even in the late 80s. I thought that the storyline and premise were OK but a bit cliché' even for way bay then. However if you are willing to over look the terrible dialog, the almost comic level of tragedy, and some bad acting this is a good movie to watch if you are bored and having nothing else to do. Or if you are in the mood to play something in the background while your doing week end house work. I am not saying it's a terrible movie but the first 15 minutes of the movie made me laugh. I am guessing it was meant to shock the viewer with it's tragic car accidents but it felt more like I was watching Porky's than a serious movie.

but nothing special.no suspense or tension,and characters i didn't care about.i also thought the storyline was underdeveloped.for me,there was way too much talking and very little in the way of action or excitement.it's 92 minutes i could have been doing something else.it's not horrible,by any means,but it certainly didn't live up to my expectations.which is a real shame,considering Sean Connery and Mark Harmon are in it.both put in real good performances,but it's the story that lets them down.Meg Ryan also appears but has a very small role.long before it was over,i didn't care what happened to who,and i just wanted it too end.i give The Presidio a 5/10