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View from the Top (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 120

Fresh: 17

Rotten:103

Average Rating: 3.7/10

Consensus: Uneven in tone and badly edited, A View From the Top wastes the talents of its cast and condescends to its characters.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language/sexual references

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 21, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $15,512,221

Synopsis: This breezy comedy from director Bruno Barreto (FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER) stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Donna, a young woman who dreams of escape from her rural Nevada home town. Her life changes when she... This breezy comedy from director Bruno Barreto (FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER) stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Donna, a young woman who dreams of escape from her rural Nevada home town. Her life changes when she sees Sally Weston (Candice Bergen) on TV talking about her book, "My Life in the Sky," and her fabulous career traveling the world as a flight attendant. Soon, the plucky Donna has a job at a small Nevada airline that caters to gamblers and drunks and, along with fellow trainees Sherry (Kelly Preston) and Christine (Christina Applegate), dreams of working the international routes on a large airline. That opportunity arises when Royalty Airlines holds a job fair where the girls are drilled by Mike Myers' hilarious former airline attendant, John Whitney. Soon, Donna and Christine find themselves in training at Royalty's home base with the manic Whitney where the ambitious Donna makes it clear that she's headed for the international routes by acing all of Whitney's tests. However, Donna finds that success doesn't come without its pitfalls when she ends up stationed in Cleveland where she strikes up a romance while still dreaming about jetting around Europe as a first class flight attendant. [More]

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston, Rob Lowe, Mark Ruffalo, Mike Myers

Director: Bruno Barreto

Director: Bruno Barreto
Screenwriter: Eric Wald
Producer: Brad Grey, Matthew Baer, Bobby Cohen
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • View From The Top
  • Academy Award(R)-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, Best Actress, 1998; SHALLOW HAL) stars in this hilarious comedy hit about a small-town girl who's about to get a taste of the big-time world! No one thought Donna (Paltrow) would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream! The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for! Also starring Christina Applegate (TV's MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), Rob Lowe (AUSTIN POWERS Trilogy, TOMMY BOY), Kelly Preston (WHAT A GIRL WANTS, JERRY MAGUIRE), and Candice Bergen (SWEET HOME ALAMBAMA, MISS CONGENIALITY), this charmingly funny treat will send your spirits soaring!
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    12/06/05
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    Miss Paltrow? We're gonna need that Oscar back.

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    07/16/04
    Martin Scribbs
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    05/19/04
    Colin Covert
    Minneapolis Star Tribune
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    [A]n airy bit of fluff, a soap bubble of a movie.

    Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
    01/04/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    Teeters on the edge of lightweight, bland fare more associated with what's on airline menus. But the cast adds flavor and energy to the otherwise unremarkable itinerary.

    Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
    09/14/03
    Prairie Miller
    Long Island Press

    Not even cameos by Rob Lowe as a copilot, Chad Everett as Sally's Weston's husband, or George Kennedy as an airline passenger can rev up this plummeting plane wreck.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    09/11/03
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com

    A flat, superficial comedy that never establishes a tone.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    09/03/03
    Kirk Honeycutt
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    08/12/03
    Jamie Russell
    BBC

    O filme pode até não ser uma obra-de-arte, mas está longe de ser o desastre que muitos anunciaram. Ao menos, ele diverte.

    Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
    08/09/03
    Pablo Villaca
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    08/08/03
    Sydney Morning Herald

    It's a pity...that such a first-class cast is forced to fly economy in this aimless exercise that never knows its destination.

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    08/03/03
    Shannon J. Harvey
    Sunday Times (Australia)

    It aggressively browbeats you into enjoying it while it’s on, even if it’s the sort of movie that evaporates from memory once the lights come up.

    Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Nick Rogers
    State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

    If you’re looking to spend a couple of hours in first class, View from the Top is definitely not the ticket.

    Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
    06/04/03
    Richard Horgan
    FilmStew.com

    The Christina Applegate renaissance is in serious jeopardy.

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    05/28/03
    Stephen Himes
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    05/14/03
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Palo Alto Weekly

    Paltrow cannot begin to save this unfunny flight attendant comedy that should have gone direct to video.

    Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
    04/27/03
    Hap Erstein
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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    The experience of watching this movie is a lot like commercial air travel: the flight attendants try to make your experience as pleasant as possible, but it's still a long, dull ride in a small seat.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    04/25/03
    Leigh Johnson
    Hollywood.com
     
     
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