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Summary: BOTTLED WATER, BOTTLED EMOTIONS, SPRAY OF VAPID SUBPLOTS
Review: Barring some gorgeous shots of San Francisco and a couple of stray good moments with Sean Connery, there really is very little in this movie that makes too much sense.
The washed-up theme of two partners forced to work together despite hating each other's guts is colored a little by tossing in another character to convolute affairs -- one partner's daughter. Who adds precious little to the theme at the end of it all. In fact, we don't even know what really happens to her after that baseless (no pun intended) bedroom sequence.
And if you mistakenly lead yourself to believe that this was simply an overdrawn soap, there's a "gem" of a secret plot that unravels just in time before the credits roll, leaving you with a simple question -- why was it necessary to involve bottled water at any moment in the execution of the criminal scheme?
An added bonus of skipping this utterly skippable movie may be that you will not have to ask yourself that question.
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Summary: A good but neglected action movie
Review: For some reason it seems that THE PRESIDIO has been all but forgotten by the general public. Odd. Particularly when you consider that it features Sean Connery and Meg Ryan. Oh well. Perhaps this new DVD (widescreen, finally!) will help remedy that.When it came out in 1988 it tanked at the B.O. but I think that was mostly due to the fact that by '88 the world was pretty sick and tired of buddy-cop movies. People missed out on a good one. The story isn't anything special, but this movie is a triumph of superb acting and atmospheric direction (by Peter Hyams). It's really pretty low key and that's one of the things I like most about it. There are really only three action scenes in the whole film (one at the beginning, one at the mid-point, and one at the end). The rest is all character stuff and the movie's all the better for it. Fast paced and well-made. See it. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: WHAT A BOMB OF A PICTURE.
Review: i ACTUALLY FELL ASLEEP WHEN WATCHING THIS MOVIE, IT HAS ANOTHER DULL SCRIPT BY LARRY FERGUSON ( THE MAN SHOULD WRITE POLITICAL SPEECHS INSTEAD BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO A JOB WHERE IT DOES NOT TAKE ANY TALENT TO WRITE). MARK HAROM IS MISCAST IN THE ROLE, SO ARE JACK WARDEN AND MEG RYAN, AND EVEN SEAN CONNERY LOOKS STIFF IN THIS MOVIE. PETER HYAMS COULD NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THE MOVIE EXCEPT TRY TO SAVE IT IN THE EDITING ROOM BUT EVEN A DIRECTOR'S CUT HERE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, A MOVIE BETTER LEFT FORGOTTEN.
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Summary: Great performances all around
Review: I haven't seen this movie in about a year, but since nobody has reviewed this movie yet, I feel I owe it to this film to put in my two cents. This is one of those movies I never get tired of watching. A top notch performance by Sean Connery as an overprotective military father to rebellious wild child Meg Ryan. Mark Harmon is also great as am ex-military civilian police officer with an attitude and a score to settle with the object of his investigation. Harmon and Connery clash beautifully as an underlying mutual respect begins to grow between them (although neither of them will admit it). Meg Ryan shines in both her conflicts with her father and her romanting toying with Harmon. The story's plot is good, but nothing unique. It is the characters that make this movie a winner. Keep an eye out for the bar scene where Connery demonstrates how his thumb can be used as an effective weapon. It is one of my favorite scenes in the film. Definitely a satisfying movie and the DVD is displayed prominently on my Christmas list this year.
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Summary: One of Connery's Worst
Review: I'm not sure why the reviewers who have raved about this film like it so much? Who in the film are they rooting for? Mark Harmon, who foolishly ignores his training and police rules resulting in a suspect being needlessly killed and who attacks Meg Ryan's date, and not by Marquis of Queens. Meg Ryan, who acts sordidly because she wants to upset her father? Or maybe Sean Connery, who gets to say a lot of foul things and beat someone up? Well, we've seen Connery beat villains up in better films. It's hard to say who in this film is more inept - the heroes or the villains. I can see the bad guys racing away from the scene of the crime, but once they are off the presidio, would they really draw attention to themselves on the streets of San Francisco by speeding past cops, when all they had to do was drive quietly down side streets at the speed limit to make their getaway? And how did the accomplice who ran over one of his partners know exactly which street the victim would run down and when? No, Peter Hyams has made some good films in the past, but this is not one of them. Of course, if you like stupid chase films that make no sense, that exploit every cliche in the book, and have stupid characters with ridiculous motivations...
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Summary: One of Connery's Worst
Review: I'm not sure why the reviewers who have raved about this film like it so much? Who in the film are they rooting for? Mark Harmon, who foolishly ignores his training and police rules resulting in a suspect being needlessly killed and who attacks Meg Ryan's date, and not by Marquis of Queens. Meg Ryan, who acts sordidly because she wants to upset her father? Or maybe Sean Connery, who gets to say a lot of foul things and beat someone up? Well, we've seen Connery beat villains up in better films. It's hard to say who in this film is more inept - the heroes or the villains. I can see the bad guys racing away from the scene of the crime, but once they are off the presidio, would they really draw attention to themselves on the streets of San Francisco by speeding past cops, when all they had to do was drive quietly down side streets at the speed limit to make their getaway? And how did the accomplice who ran over one of his partners know exactly which street the victim would run down and when? No, Peter Hyams has made some good films in the past, but this is not one of them. Of course, if you like stupid chase films that make no sense, that exploit every cliche in the book, and have stupid characters with ridiculous motivations...
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Summary: One of Connery's finest.
Review: I've seen this film about 20 times and I still love it. The terrific scenery of San Francisco is just one element of a "thinking person's" action film. A movie with a brain. And, probably Meg Ryan's best performance on film. Mark Harmon and Connery are perfectly cast and the script is intelligent and fascinating. I love this movie.
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Summary: One of Connery's finest.
Review: I've seen this film about 20 times and I still love it. The terrific scenery of San Francisco is just one element of a "thinking person's" action film. A movie with a brain. And, probably Meg Ryan's best performance on film. Mark Harmon and Connery are perfectly cast and the script is intelligent and fascinating. I love this movie.
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Summary: One of Connery's finest.
Review: I've seen this film about 20 times and I still love it. The terrific scenery of San Francisco is just one element of a "thinking person's" action film. A movie with a brain. And, probably Meg Ryan's best performance on film. Mark Harmon and Connery are perfectly cast and the script is intelligent and fascinating. I love this movie.
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Summary: Cheesy
Review: Kind of cheesy, in an amusing, enjoyable way. Only Meg Ryan, supposedly Connery's wild and dangerous daughter, is unwatchable in this movie.
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