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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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  • 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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    The screenplay is so bad that a standing army couldn't defeat it. It's the Doomsday Machine of screenplays -- and it's not helped by Bruno Barreto's incredibly flaccid direction.

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    03/26/03
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    It’s understandable why it sat on the shelf for almost two years. What I can’t comprehend is why it didn’t stay there.

    Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
    03/25/03
    Jonathan R. Perry
    Jonathan R. Perry
    Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

    It would be almost likeable if it weren't for the contradictions that rip the guts out of the set-up.

    Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
    03/25/03
    Catharine Tunnacliffe
    Catharine Tunnacliffe
    eye WEEKLY

    Clearly a love letter to Paltrow, offering her plenty of moments to show off, but her acting is often flat and the self-adoration of the movie is almost too much to handle.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    03/25/03
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    Film Threat

    Though it does not exactly have wings, View from the Top might be worth a viewing -- particularly when it's next to Sweet Home Alabama on the video rack.

    Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
    03/25/03
    Laine Ewen
    Laine Ewen
    Premiere Magazine

    Eventually, the exhaust roar of condescending affirmation drowns all else out.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    03/25/03
    Dennis Lim
    Dennis Lim
    Village Voice
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    A sweet little piece of fluff.

    Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
    03/24/03
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    Such a godawful mess that you honestly can't tell if it was meant to be a comedy or not.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    03/24/03
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

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    Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment Comment
    03/24/03
    Susan Granger
    Susan Granger
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    You'll need a barf bag to sit through the film's sugary dialogue.

    Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
    03/24/03
    Beth Jones
    Beth Jones
    Roanoke Times (Virginia)

    View From the Top is one of those misguided movies that mistakes wackiness for depth.

    Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
    03/23/03
    Mike McGranaghan
    Mike McGranaghan
    Aisle Seat

    Quite empty with hardly any laughs, a terribly cliched romance subplot, and just plain nothing going on.

    Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
    03/23/03
    Garth Franklin
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    ...as tasty as two-day old stale airline cuisine and just as imaginative...this fuel-injected ruse leaves its inherent frothy perkiness on the runway...this particular plane trip is missing its creative turbulence.

    Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
    03/23/03
    Frank Ochieng
    Frank Ochieng
    Movie Eye

    "View from the Top" stays stranded on the runway, denied takeoff. It's got all the appeal of a bag of stale peanuts.

    Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
    03/22/03
    Laura Clifford
    Laura Clifford
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    N/R

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    Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
    03/22/03
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    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    03/22/03
    Hollywood.com

    If this is the View From the Top, I'd hate to see the View From the Bottom.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    03/22/03
    Bill Muller
    Bill Muller
    Arizona Republic
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    Stinks like it was made by rank amateurs, and particularly incompetent ones, at that.

    Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
    03/22/03
    Eric D. Snider
    Eric D. Snider
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    N/R

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    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    03/22/03
    Jesse Hassenger
    Jesse Hassenger
    PopMatters

    The cast's talents alone can't save the film from its awkward tonal shift and a story that feels out of sync with the modern era that it's set in.

    Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
    03/22/03
    Pam Grady
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