View from the Top (2003)

An ingeniously campy and enormously entertaining piece of fluff, View from the Top stars the impossibly lithe Gwyneth Paltrow as Donna, a white-trash girl with dreams of escaping her dead-end life by becoming an international flight attendant. Her destiny is complicated by a sweet guy (Mark Ruffalo) who just wants to live with his family in Cleveland and by a sister stewardess (Christina Applegate) who stabs Donna in the back. View from the Top doesn't take itself seriously, yet takes itself just seriously enough--Donna and the rest of the characters treat their absurdly candy-colored world as if it mattered. As Donna experiences the world and improves her fashion sense, the result is both hilarious and hilariously touching. Also featuring Mike Myers, Kelly Preston, and Candice Bergen as Donna's visionary mentor. --Bret Fetzer Amazon.com

What A Fun Flight Title.

I watch this movie awhile back and thought it was heartwarming and funny. a real chick flick that guys can watch without rolling their eyes and going oh my, throughout the whole film, it has also good lessons to learn. Gwyneth Paltrow plays a sweet girl Donna that grew on the wrong side of the tracks so to speak and wants a better life so she starts out at low rung airplane service serving drinks to people until she sees an ad for nice airline school for a better job. this film is just wonderful film and for the life of me, i can't understand why people dislike it. the cast is great Mike Myers is just hoot as the flight instructor at the school, Christina Applegate,Mark Ruffalo they do excellent jobs in their roles also.

Highly Recommended November 2, 2008

Unbelievable

Can't believe Gwyneth Paltrow did this thing. I kept waiting for some irony. This is straight-ahead, nothing post-modern about it. As such, it's a throwback to the madcap comedies of Marilyn Monroe. Christina Applegate's role is one dimensional, as is Mike Myers'. The script is sort of barfable. Is this supposed to be Austin Powers for women? July 23, 2008

Highly entertaining chick flick

The sets and costumes reminded me of Down With Love.This is a very enjoyable comedy with a happy ending the girls will thoroughly enjoy. April 13, 2008

Good Cast-Good Movie

Definitely a good romantic comedy, View From the Top, brings to the screen the story of a young woman who gets her chance to leave home and fulfil her dream of becoming an air hostess. When she meets Mr Right, however, she'll have to do some serious thinking as to what and who is more important in her life...
View From the Top is a film about human relations, hope and second chances, but most importantly about trust, love, and inner strength.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, and the rest of this great cast, have outdone themselves with their performances. All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few laughs, not to mention a few tears. The film is simple enough, but does a great job of describing people's every day lives and the problems they face. It just goes to show that simplicity is often far better than complexity, when trying to present issues of a human nature.
The setting, the plot, the dialogues and the music (!) are all wonderful!
In short, View From the Top is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection! 4.5 Stars
September 24, 2007

View from the Top

Clearly intended as an inside-scoop "Chick-Flick", this retro-view of the three stewardess competitive climb to the top of the airline's industry during the '70's, is yet again another example of better-than-expected summer release style effort---from conception to delivery. The comedic performance of all cast members and particularly the three primary actresses were outstanding: Gwyneth Paltrow (Donna), Christina Applegate (Christine), Kelly Preston (Sherry), plus comedic performances by Candice Bergen and Mike Myers. But don't expect too many belly-laughs. Instead, you'll just be smiling throughout the whole film, especially if you remember any of those `coffee, tea or me' United, Western, PSA, and American "Stews" back during that era. Overall, it's up-beat & sunny comedy-relief, purposely PG-13 suitable, and COLORFUL! September 13, 2007

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