Ted Danson’s review published on Letterboxd:
An enjoyable little pseudo-superhero cum comic book-style 'hired goons' twixt WWII flick.
This one starts off a bit bouncy, flails a little bit after that but soon draws you back in and climaxes with an excellent aerial action finale.
I really enjoyed The Rocketeer because of it's simplicity. It is what comic book films made today should really look back on as some sort of a benchmark. Today a comic book film needs a AAA+ cast, a 507 hour run time and CGI created on banks of machines that, when lined up together, span entire continents pumping out visual effects and animation that would astound advanced civilizations as yet undiscovered in any known and unknown galaxy.
Strip it back to basics. Get some people in that are capable of reading lines properly. Throw in some (albeit now dated) special effects, a decent music score and a run time under two hours. Mix with an interesting plot. Shake well and pour over crushed ice. Decorate with seasonal fruits and a plastic neon cocktail umbrella and there you have it. One decent comic book film.
What a shame Disney never went for a sequel.