Metacritic-Rezensionen

Forget the last hour of Pearl Harbor. LeRoy's depiction of Jimmy Doolittle's air raid has all the excitement and patriotism that Disney's publicity machine couldn't buy. [13 Sep 2001, p.13W]

As the recreated picture of one of our coldest blows in this war and as a drama of personal heroism, it is nigh the best yet made in Hollywood.

They made a historical drama so close to the truth and polished that it holds up to this very day.

Remarkable in its accuracy, this movie even uses film footage from the actual raid.

Inspiring drama about an air strike against Japan that left several U.S. fliers stranded in China. [24 Jul 1998]

More or less relegated but capital as the bulwark of the entire mission is Spencer Tracy's conception of Doolittle. Van Johnson is Ted Lawson and Phyllis Thaxter his wife. It's an inspired casting.

Dated, but rousing 1944 dramatization of the planning and execution of first bombing raid over Tokyo. [24 Dec 1998, p.F12]

The film is a little too long, but makes up for it with a strong cast and enthralling action.