Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) by Max — 17 Jul 2009

Quite nice. James Cagney is a very good dancer and gives an excellent performance.

This review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was written by Max on 17 Jul 2009.

Yankee Doodle Dandy has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Yankee Doodle Dandy

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Frank P (289) on 24 May 2014

Despite the sanitized biography (omitting a divorce) the authentic costumes, sets, dance routines, the SONGS and of course, Cagney make this…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Scott F (708) on 10 Feb 2012

James Cagney is great in this super patriotic jam. He was just as great as a song and dance man as he was a gangster…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Kim B (837) on 03 Sep 2017

James Cagney moves from King of the Gangsters to a song and dance man in this sugary sweet Hollywood biopic of George M. Cohan…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Chandler C (22) on 03 Aug 2015

Classic Movie. After the end it'll have you singing the yankee doodle dandy song and others in your head…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By A L (234) on 17 Sep 2012

Three things save this movie from being bad; they are James Cagney, the music, and the humor. Everything else? Fluff…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Nate T (451) on 29 Nov 2016

A must-watch for any fan of film and more specifically James Cagney fans. On Blu-ray…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Matt M (2,511) on 03 May 2012

American music at its finest. I live Harrigan and that silky song Warmest Baby of the Bunch…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Josh F (705) on 19 Dec 2013

Good movie. Didn't care much for the musical numbers, but the story was good, really liked Cagney…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Brian D (806) on 31 Mar 2012

A classic, yes. But entertaining? Sort of…

Read Review

Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

By Simon D (1,648) on 20 Mar 2016

I don't understand how James Cagney was a good choice for this film…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Music of the Heart (1999)

By Xxalways_Ritexx (3) on 06 Mar 2015

I don't see what everyone is on about. This is just another average film which is severely overrated because of celebrity worship…

Read Review

Review of Maurice (1987)

By Charis P (2) on 01 Apr 2007

Saw 4/1. I love period pieces, especially Merchant/Ivory films... this one blew. Epic story of gay angst in Pre-WWI England. 'Nough said…

Read Review

Review of Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

By Karen S (429) on 22 Feb 2008

One of the most stupid movies I have ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)

By Barry M (95) on 26 Mar 2007

Even for a do nothing, lazy sunday, this is a poor picture. What a waste of the Lemmon…

Read Review

Review of I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

By Amely (1) on 11 Sep 2009

Its exactly what you'd expect from Tyler perry, which to me is a very, extremely horrible thing. I saw cause I'm a big fan of Taraji P…

Read Review

Review of Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)

By Cassandra G (38) on 27 Oct 2009

I watched this again after seeing the awful new Amelia film (Swank + Gere) and this one is wonderfully entertaining…

Read Review

Review of The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)

By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 24 Mar 2006

I don't know if the movie follows the book closely, but if it does, you kind of have to wonder how Leroy or Albert or whoever it was made such…

Read Review

Review of Amour Fou (2014)

By Jaime D (188) on 09 May 2016

Painfully slow paced, it undeniably brings up some interesting talking points but the experience of watching the film itself is frankly a bore…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

79%260 Reviews

Babel

2006

71%997 Reviews

Lost in Translation

2003

80%1,069 Reviews

Lovely, Still

2009

66%58 Reviews

Mission: Impossible III

2006

69%927 Reviews

Spy

2015

68%1,055 Reviews

Never Let Me Go

2010

70%925 Reviews

Guarding Tess

1994

56%168 Reviews

Humpday

2009

61%349 Reviews

Bears

2014

72%233 Reviews