Thanks to fluent direction, fine photography and Cagney's brillance as actor and song and dance man, the whole piece is surprisingly palatable.
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05/24/03
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:21
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: This much-loved and much-acclaimed musical biography salutes the life and career of American composer and performer George M. Cohan. James Cagney brilliantly essays the role of Cohan, a... [More]
Starring: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf
Director: Michael Curtiz
Reviews for Yankee Doodle Dandy
Top CriticRaucous, vulgar, over long.
06/24/06
Top CriticIt's heartfelt entertainment and anyone who ever whistled a tune, tapped a toe or hummed a bar of music will love it.
01/01/00
Top CriticYankee Doodle Dandy is rah-rah, no matter how you slice it.
02/13/01
Top CriticA timeless treasure that will never fade. Cagney is great; Huston unforgetable. A wonderful slice of Americana.
09/20/03
You will find as warm and delightful a musical picture as has hit the screen in years, a corking good entertainment and as affectionate, if not as accurate, a film biography as has ever -- yes, ever -- been made.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
10/15/05
James Cagney played George M. Cohan with great vigor and won his only Oscar for that brilliant performance.
07/04/05
A big, old-fashioned rousing biopic of patriotic showman George M. Cohan, played with energy and gusto by Jimmy Cagney in his only Oscar-winning performance.
03/05/08
Cagney shines in a delightfully told biography of George M. Cohan
07/29/02
...Cagney's picture through and through. He imbues every scene with the kind of electricity only a handful of screen stars have ever managed.
10/06/03
No review available.
06/01/05
It delivers its red-white-and-blue patriotism to you by the exuberant bushel, but this grand old film reminds us that there was a time when patriotism was more heartfelt than bullying and jingoistic.
04/05/06
No review available.
11/18/04
Love that Cagney!
01/01/05
No review available.
12/02/02
The greatness of the film resides entirely in the Cagney performance.
01/01/00
Top CriticFlag waving, toe tapping, GREAT James Cagney performance as Broadway's George M. Cohan.
03/08/08
No review available.
12/22/04
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