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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

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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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
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Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/12/03
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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Sometimes it's fun to see a movie that doesn't require any thought.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
04/01/03
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Not everything about this movie worked for me, but I loved its colorful costumes as well as Paltrow's appealing performance.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/21/03
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Does not shoot particularly high, but still manages to entertain.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/18/03
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

[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
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The heart of it is Paltrow. She plays a regular gal with the witty panache of a star.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
03/21/03
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Barreto concentrates on character development over cutesy shtick, and his cast rewards him with a fleet of charming performances.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/01/03
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

A good-hearted but ultimately unmemorable jaunt.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
03/27/03
Kimberly White Erlinger
Kimberly White Erlinger
Orlando Weekly

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)

Will there be setbacks for her to be plucky about? Will there be a dreamboat to make it hard to take that dream job when it does come through? Will there be comic relief? Oh, so you've seen this movie before? Me, too.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
03/20/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

O filme pode até năo 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
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's just sweet and light, but it's got kind of giddy charm to it ...

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
03/31/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper

The perfect kind of escapist movie to see in a time of war and terrorist attacks.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/31/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Paltrow is lovable in the right roles, and here she's joined by two others who are sunny on the screen: Candice Bergen, as the best-selling flight attendant who becomes her mentor, and Mark Ruffalo.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
03/21/03
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A light airplane comedy that's actually funny.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
03/22/03
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

This sweet little comedy is a coming-of-age, small-town-girl-makes-good saga. ... Rooting for an underdog that you expect will win is always satisfying even if the result is never really in doubt.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
03/30/03
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

View From the Top” is a lightweight low-calorie after-dinner comedy eliciting smiles rather than belly laughs.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
03/20/03
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

Talk about an uneventful flight.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/21/03
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