
Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy).... (Full plot summary below)
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Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy).
Leave your thoughts about 1941.
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesI love 1941. I don't apologize to you, or my fellow critics, or even Spielberg for that. |
| Solzy at the MoviesDanielle SolzmanLed by some of the biggest names in comedy at the time, 1941 is Steven Spielberg's most underrated film of all time. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis wannabe satire of WWII is the first and one of the few commercial flops in Spielberg's otherwise distinguished and popular output. |
| Empire MagazineIan FreerUnworkable farce, it maybe, but it is also blessed with the buzz of brilliance. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's not fair to say Steven Spielberg's 1941 lacks "pacing." It's got it, all right, but all at the same pace: The movie relentlessly throws gags at us until we're dizzy. It's an attempt at that most tricky of genres, the blockbuster comedy, and it tries so hard to dazzle us that we want a break. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeEverything bad about Spielberg in one bulging package. |
| NewsweekDavid Ansen1941 is less comic than cumbersome, as much fun as a 40-pound wrist-watch. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumOver the top Spielberg comedy, most noted for effects and Belushi. |
| User ReviewJacob BSo funny, I laughed throughout. I loved it. |
| User Reviewluke c"If there's one thing I can't stand seeing, it's Americans fighting Americans." |