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View from the Top (2003)

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Reviews Counted:122

Fresh:17

Rotten:105

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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Sep 9, 2003

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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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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 07 2008 03:16 AM

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 06 2005 07:57 PM

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    Martin Scribbs

    Miss Paltrow? We're gonna need that Oscar back.

    comment Comment | Jul., 16 2004 08:36 AM

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    Colin Covert

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 19 2004 08:16 AM

    Minneapolis Star Tribune

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    Daniel M. Kimmel

    [A]n airy bit of fluff, a soap bubble of a movie.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 04 2004 06:10 AM

    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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    Prairie Miller

    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: | comment Comment | Sep., 14 2003 07:30 PM

    Long Island Press

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    John J. Puccio

    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: | comment Comment | Sep., 11 2003 03:56 PM

    DVDTown.com

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    Kirk Honeycutt

    A flat, superficial comedy that never establishes a tone.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 03 2003 05:17 PM

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    Jamie Russell

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 12 2003 05:16 PM

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    3/5

    Pablo Villaca

    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: | comment Comment | Aug., 09 2003 02:05 PM

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 08 2003 08:17 AM

    Sydney Morning Herald

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    Shannon J. Harvey

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 03 2003 09:38 PM

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    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 02 2003 05:22 PM

    Boston Phoenix

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    Nick Rogers

    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: | comment Comment | Jun., 27 2003 12:19 AM

    State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

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    Richard Horgan

    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: | comment Comment | Jun., 04 2003 10:35 AM

    FilmStew.com

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    Stephen Himes

    The Christina Applegate renaissance is in serious jeopardy.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 28 2003 12:37 PM

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    Jeanne Aufmuth

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    Hap Erstein

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 27 2003 08:16 AM

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