The Presidio

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 10, 1988

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31	METASCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews

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Dave Kehr

It's a movie that doesn't have an original thought in its head, and seems to like it that way. Read full review

Hal Boedeker

You know a movie's in trouble when the characters babble on about long ago. In The Presidio, they have to. What's happening on-screen is dull and predictable. The movie's highlights, car chases up and down the San Francisco inclines, pale in comparison to those in Bullitt. [10 June 1988, p.D5]

Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)

As usual, Hyams makes good use of the locations, and stages the stunt sequences with great skill, but his handling of the romance and father/daughter conflicts is at best uncertain, at worst embarrassing. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Tug-of-war for dominance among the trio provides the interest in an otherwise ordinary crime story, as Harmon and Connery end up working to piece together clues in a convoluted smuggling caper. Read full review

Hal Lipper

For all its shortcomings and long speeches, The Presidio is to be credited for trying to reach beyond formula. Hyams and screenwriter Ferguson (Highlander, Beverly Hills Cop II) have aspired to make more than a mismatched buddy movie. But the task has proved too intricate for them to achieve. [10 June 1988, p.6]