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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineRooney and Garland deliver their usual energy-packed performances.
- When they take the rugs off the floor and the youngsters begin moving, Strike Up the Band is spanking good entertainment.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonEnergetic but unusually foolish "Hey, kids, let's put on a show!" high-school musical, redeemed by the exuberantly talented Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland combo, as a couple of kids preparing jaw-dropping numbers (choreographed by Berkeley) for a Paul Whiteman radio contest. [12 Dec 1997]
- 60Time OutTime OutDon't be misled by the Berkeley credit - this is no girlie extravaganza. Rather, it's the second of those musical concoctions designed for the strident, irrepressible Rooney to dominate with Garland tagging along.
- 40The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelSo klunky and poorly paced, and so loaded with sanctimonious moral lessons, that even the George and Ira Gershwin score doesn't save it.