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.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The greatness of the film resides entirely in the Cagney performance.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Yankee Doodle Dandy is rah-rah, no matter how you slice it.