Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

chrissso Destination Tokyo was filmed 72 years ago ... and it shows! The tank shots ... with their giant aquatic plants ... are comical! More so the happy banter is so extensive that it ruins the film ... which is way too long (2:15). How much time is dedicated to Wolf and his female exploits? I do understand it was released in 1943 and in turn was designed to make Americans feel good about the war ... but propaganda does not age well ... and these sailors seem very simple and innocent nowadays.But the biggest turnoff is the fact that this film plays way to lose with history and that is offensive! I can take small transgressions (there was no sub involved in the Doolittle raid ... and no men where put ashore for reconnaissance ... and I can live with that ... but to suggest that this sub took out a Japanese Carrier ... in Tokoyo Bay ... during the raid is really offensive! It is also disrespectful to the participants of the real Doolittle raid.On the bright side I did enjoy Cary Grant. I always do!!!!

deschreiber When people praise this film for being realistic, they must be thinking of how it portrays the look of the insides of a submarine, the living conditions, the military procedures, and so on. They can't be talking about the characters or dialogue. Movies made during the war have to keep the spirits of the viewers up, so the effects on the scripts are deadly. The worst part of these movies is always the interplay between the characters, so good- humoured and cheery in every situation. The "boys" (and they do act like boys) are always light-hearted and playful with each other, like puppies in a box. Even their lusts seem childlike and innocent, consisting of a few jokes about a pin-up girl. Occasionally a character will be portrayed a little differently, fearful or bitter, but we know it will work out well, and it's really only for effect, a little spice added to the dish, and a hint that "Gee, you see how realistic this movie is (wink, wink)?" The commanders don't really worry much about death -- under fire, with the possibility of death facing them at any second, their faces register the kind of concern they'd have over a flat tire or while waiting for a daughter staying out late after her prom. It's what passes for bravery in these movies.Now in the case of "Destination Tokyo" can we really talk about realism when the submarine is usually an obvious model, when the captain sends the sub down to 150 feet and we can see the sunlight reflecting off the surface of the water a couple of feet over the model?Enjoy the movie for what it is, but let's get rid of the pretence that these are realistic to any significant degree. Just compare them for a second with "Das Boat" and what they leave out will become apparent.

utgard14 Gripping WW2 film with Cary Grant as the captain of a Navy submarine tasked with a scouting mission ahead of the Dollittle Raid in April of 1942. Grant gives an effortless performance heading a terrific ensemble. The crew of the sub includes John Garfield, Alan Hale, Dane Clark, Tom Tully, and William Prince. Second movie of both John Forsythe and Robert Hutton, cousin to Cary Grant's then-wife Barbara Hutton.A classic war movie, well directed by Delmer Daves with a smart script that focuses heavily on character more than action. Although there is plenty of that. Reading some of the other reviews, much is made of the use of model subs and planes. Obviously special effects were limited back then. It doesn't bother me but, if you're someone who is particular about such things, consider yourself warned. Speaking of warnings, this is a film made when we were at war with Japan. So there is some politically incorrect language, for those easily offended types out there.

RNMorton Grant is sent to Tokyo Bay in early days of Pacific WWII to assist in Doolittle's B-25 raid. Along the way we experience the traditional nervous wartime banter, Hutton getting emergency surgery from a pharmacist's mate, Garfield as the charismatic ladies man, and the senior Alan Hale (father of the Skipper but otherwise pretty indistinguishable from him) serving up his best grub. If it's a wartime navy film you have to bet on either the senior Hale or the junior Hale showing up somewhere on the boat. There's not a lot of heavy-duty battle action until the last half hour or so, but then we get enough torpedoes and depth-charges for any sub junkie. Grant is the best Hollywood sub captain ever, I think anyone would be proud to serve under him. There's something special about the movies made when the outcome of the war was still in doubt. Top notch flick, with the sort of innocence and faith which would not be attempted today. Our loss. 10 out of ten.