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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: BBC | comment Comment
08/12/03
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Empire Magazine
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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

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

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

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
Hap Erstein
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dull as dirt.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/27/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The new Bruno Barreto film, “View from the Top,” is a light yet bruising comedy about flight attendants, which should stand as an immediate warning to them and also to anyone planning to fly in the coming weeks. Indeed, just try getting some warm nuts and

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
03/28/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Who on earth is this embarrassment -- easily the worst film of the year to date -- aimed at?

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
03/21/03
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
07/02/03
Boston Phoenix
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As involving as a pre-takeoff explanation of jetliner safety features.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
03/27/03
Michael Tunison
Michael Tunison
Boxoffice Magazine

I think this camp classic is an accident along the lines of Showgirls: howlingly funny, filled with gratingly earnest performances, riddled with dialogue that will be quoted at parties.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
03/20/03
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

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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View From the Top is an apt title for this sorta-comedy, which always seems to be looking down on its characters.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/20/03
Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune

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
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Somewhere in the midst of Mike Meyers' outrageously floaty eye is a grown up satire waiting to get out.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
03/21/03
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

We're supposed to cheer for her success, but she's shooting so far below her potential that it's depressing instead. That, and the huge lack of jokes.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
03/26/03
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

The movie floats around aimlessly between condescending dumb-blonde comedy, soggy love story and follow-your-destiny corn.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
03/20/03
Justin Hartung
Justin Hartung
Citysearch

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

Predictable pablum.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
03/19/03
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
 
 
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