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View from the Top

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 30 critic reviews
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Based on 10 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Romance
Written by: Eric Wald
Directed by: Bruno Barreto
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 21, 2003
DVD: September 9, 2003
Running Time: 87 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for language/sexual references
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Kelly Preston, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, Candice Bergen, and Stacey Dash
A comedy about a young woman (Paltrow) from meager beginnings who dreams of becoming a first class international flight attendant and is wiling to do whatever it takes to ensure that her dreams come true. (Miramax)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Adult audiences may be underwhelmed. Not younger teenage girls, who will be completely fascinated.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
There's a good chance that it will make you laugh, but even if it doesn't, you have to give Barreto credit for respecting his audience. The movie's jokes have a light, springy touch; if one doesn't tickle you, it sails by quickly to make room for the next one.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader J.R. Jones
The tone seesaws between comic wackiness and romantic sincerity, with Paltrow better suited to the latter.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Mark Caro
Why Paltrow, who was accepting a best actress Oscar four years ago, would take this clumsily written role is anyone's guess.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
Hollywood's oddest movie in a while, which means that however insignificant this primer in flight-attendant training is, causing boredom isn't one of its transgressions.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Ellen A. Kim
There are more laughs to be wrought out of Myers' militant flight-attendant training school, and they're just not there.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
A mediocre diversion - a movie better watched at home where the remote control can be used (if necessary) to fast forward to the film's best part: the obligatory end credit outtakes.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
A romantic comedy with all the confectionary value of one of those watery diet shakes; it practically evaporates while you're watching it.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps
Over in a breeze, padded out by a generous collection of outtakes, and filled with characters who disappear virtually unnoticed, View is an inoffensive comedy that feels like the victim of too much fiddling.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Kevin Carr
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.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
The movie is full of puzzling celebrity cameos, as if Brazilian director Bruno Barreto called in all his chits.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Mike Myers, responsible for the picture's one, or possibly two, laughs.
Read Full Review >Variety Robert Koehler
Flubs nearly every opportunity to be the comedy it wanted to be.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
There's not much zest here, even with Mike Myers's energetic attempts to steal the movie as a cross-eyed flight instructor.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Frankly, the film's nostalgia for the "coffee, tea or me?" era of flying, when stewardesses were fantasy figures in soaring heels and uniforms tailored for bust enhancement rather than utility, is retro in all the wrong ways.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
An awkward comedy made surprisingly bearable, most of the way, by one actress' ability to turn on the charm and sparkle.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
View from the Top never gets off the bottom -- comedies don't come much flatter.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Co-star Christina Applegate, who's much more at home in this down and dirty milieu, wipes the floor (in one scene, literally, in a ludicrous cat fight) with the erstwhile Oscar winner.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
It's a no-go. View From the Top boasts a first-class cast, but they're all traveling coach.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
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.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Dennis Lim
The film, meanwhile, goes for that choppy, air-pocket sensation, veteran helmer Bruno Barreto directing like he's never made a movie before, and never wants to again.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Ms. Paltrow is not the only star in the film who tries gamely to churn this cinematic glass of diluted skim milk into something resembling butter.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis
Worth commenting on only for its shocking ineptitude.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
If the new I-wanna-be-a-stewardess picture View From the Top were an airplane, it would blow up on takeoff. If it were an airline meal, it would infect you with E. coli. If it were a parachute, it would be riddled with holes.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
Who on earth is this embarrassment -- easily the worst film of the year to date -- aimed at?
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
All the same, it's a feat to find the lowest common denominator at 40,000 feet; View From the Top would be perfect as the first in-flight offering of the new Hooters airline.
Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones
The damn thing is boring. Dull as dirt. Despite the many fine actors involved, View From the Top is a third-class production through and through and, frankly, I'd rather be pelted in the head with stale, salty peanuts than sit through it again.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 3.7 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tony B. gave it a1:
This is a film of virtually no importance, consequence or merit. Why was it made?
Beth S. gave it a 9:
I love this movie. It's a nice change of pace from the many mediocre movies of our day. It has a wonderful cast, awesome soundtrack, funny jokes, and an endearing story line.
Dave C. gave it a 1:
Sluggish and boring as Hell. Apart from some pretty glossy photography and ONE joke that worked, I can't think of anything good to day about this film. Paltrow is pathetic as usual and the supporting cast are not help either. Mike Myers has never been less funny than here, just try to laugh at him, I dare you. This film falls utterly flat in everything it would like to achieve apart from making some money.
Konrad R. gave it a 2:
There is only one hilarious gag in this movie, (which I saw in the trailor and made me want to see it) surrounded by nothing but dullness. So, if you want to see it just because of the "Have you ever been on a plane before", "Oh, yeah...you know" *cut* "AAAAAHHHH!!!" bit, don't.
Matt M. gave it a 7:
Harmless, humorous confection with a recognizable feel-good vibe of following your dreams and listening to your heart. Paltrow shines, though this is definitely not Academy Award material, and Myers is hysterical and even subtly touching. Overall, it's cute and frothy, but don't expect much more or you'll be disappointed.
Jack S. gave it a 2:
Ms. Paltrow should rely on her own judgement in choosing film roles, and not be so trusting of her money grubing "handlers".
Patricia L. gave it a 6:
An offensive film about choices women make.
