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2002 Certificate PG
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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 .. Read more

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen
Director Bruno Barreto
Genres Children, Comedy, Romance

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  • 1 stars out of 5

    Even an over-used and under-funny Mike Myers can't salvage this flight-attendant comedy that never leaves the terminal, let alone gets off the ground. It's not entirely the film's fault. With several in-flight comedy sequences reportedly axed to give frazzled airline companies a break, film was never likely to take flight. But, even allowing for that, it's still hard to see what first attracted Myers and top-billed Gwyneth Paltrow to this mediocre tale of a small-town stewardess who wants to fly high with a major airline. Mercifully short, the film traces her training under Myers's tutelage, plus her run-in with a cabin rival.

    • Radio Times
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of View From The Top

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  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Well, what a great film if you like slap stick entertainment. This was a great film to watch, full of fun, love and the American Way!! I went out to buy this film after I rented it. It's a comedy but seen through air Hosties! great great great

      • philip#109 from HUDDERSFIELD
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Nice

    It's a nice movie, cute, very relaxed, different, chick flick, funny. This is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're into romantic comedies.

      • hunniie from London
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not the cream of the crop

    Predictable rags-to-riches comedy that's watchable but really not as funny as it could have been (hence the absence of a UK cinematic release).

    White-trash girl follows her dream of becoming a first-class international flight attendant, leaving behind the trailer park and striving through tacky local airlines, flight training, betrayal and having to choose between the job and her perfect man. Sound formulaic? Oh yes. It’s as predictable as any old John Hughes movie; a Coyote Ugly without the dancing (and about as intelligent – make of that what you will!).

    Mike Myers, clearly improvising away from the mediocre script, sparks the biggest (though not plentiful) laughs; with the possible exception of a catfight involving a loaf of bread.

    Gwyneth Paltrow is fine, Christina Applegate is better (though not on quite the top form as yes-we-know-it’s-dumb-but-just-enjoy-it trash classic The Sweetest Thing). An amiable, if forgettable, watch.

      • AnnBowman from Aberdeenshire
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of View From The Top

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  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Well, what a great film if you like slap stick entertainment. This was a great film to watch, full of fun, love and the American Way!! I went out to buy this film after I rented it. It's a comedy but seen through air Hosties! great great great

      • philip#109 from HUDDERSFIELD
  • 4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    comedy???

    this film is placed under the comedy section,so where were the funny moments???

      • smelly77 from london
  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Well, what a great film if you like slap stick entertainment. This was a great film to watch, full of fun, love and the American Way!! I went out to buy this film after I rented it. It's a comedy but seen through air Hosties! great great great

      • philip#109 from HUDDERSFIELD
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Nice

    It's a nice movie, cute, very relaxed, different, chick flick, funny. This is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're into romantic comedies.

      • hunniie from London
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not the cream of the crop

    Predictable rags-to-riches comedy that's watchable but really not as funny as it could have been (hence the absence of a UK cinematic release).

    White-trash girl follows her dream of becoming a first-class international flight attendant, leaving behind the trailer park and striving through tacky local airlines, flight training, betrayal and having to choose between the job and her perfect man. Sound formulaic? Oh yes. It’s as predictable as any old John Hughes movie; a Coyote Ugly without the dancing (and about as intelligent – make of that what you will!).

    Mike Myers, clearly improvising away from the mediocre script, sparks the biggest (though not plentiful) laughs; with the possible exception of a catfight involving a loaf of bread.

    Gwyneth Paltrow is fine, Christina Applegate is better (though not on quite the top form as yes-we-know-it’s-dumb-but-just-enjoy-it trash classic The Sweetest Thing). An amiable, if forgettable, watch.

      • AnnBowman from Aberdeenshire
  • 4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    comedy???

    this film is placed under the comedy section,so where were the funny moments???

      • smelly77 from london
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Something to make you smile...

    Quite Funny, A bit of light entertainment that you can relax with. For anyone in the industry, you will wince at some of the lines! they are a bit close to the bone. PS Movie is worth watching to see Mike Myers' cameo role.

      • A customer from London, UK.
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Gwynie as trailer trash?

    Come on! Ms Paltrow isn’t ever going to hack it as poor white trash. Watch her dancing with her workmates at the end of training disco and she's acting her little preppy white socks off to get down and dirty - while everyone else is genuinely having a good time.

    Having said that, this is perfectly enjoyable little film! Okay, it's clichéd, predictable and frankly preposterous in places (how did a sacked colleague manage to hide on an aircraft the size of a conference hall even before 9/11?) - but who doesn't want to sit down sometimes for an easy ride?

    Mike Myers overplays his bigger than expected part (ooer) with his usual charm and Mark Ruffalo mumbles away as the cuddly love interest.

    Along with a couple of good gags on Gwynie's inaugural flight, this is a perfect film for a midweek evening with a bottle of chardonnay and a box of Milk Tray.

      • pinkie from london
  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    View From Top

    Being a genuine fan of aviation, I liked this movie. To start with I thought its just another comedy, but this really is a good romantic comedy.It has a good story and nice performances.

    Family entertainment.

      • Andy from England
  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Worth watching!!!

    Entertaining! A story that goes back to choosing a life between career & love. Enjoy it whilst you sit back & relax.

      • Christine from London
  • Rated - 3 stars

    Not a bad film with a hilarious cameo from Mike Myers. It's formulaic but enjoyable and light. The documentary on the DVD of the history of stewardesses is pretty interesting as well. Nice film.

      • Duncan#5 from EDINBURGH
  • Rated - 4 stars

    i didnt think this would be a great film but for me mike myers had me laughing everytime i saw him in this

    its a pitty he wasnt in it as much as i would have liked

    still great just for a fan of his movies

    as for the rest of the film it was ok

    the kids liked it

      • A customer from BIRMINGHAM
  • Critics' reviews

  • 1 stars out of 5

    Even an over-used and under-funny Mike Myers can't salvage this flight-attendant comedy that never leaves the terminal, let alone gets off the ground. It's not entirely the film's fault. With several in-flight comedy sequences reportedly axed to give frazzled airline companies a break, film was never likely to take flight. But, even allowing for that, it's still hard to see what first attracted Myers and top-billed Gwyneth Paltrow to this mediocre tale of a small-town stewardess who wants to fly high with a major airline. Mercifully short, the film traces her training under Myers's tutelage, plus her run-in with a cabin rival.

    • Radio Times

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