Rating: 
Summary: Pitched at teens, too light for adults
Review: Possibly valuable for teen girls, but a turkey for anybody else, "A View From the Top" is a harmless career movie that occasionally dabbles in romance and comedy. A good advertisement for the flight attendant field, it's a rotten ad for the film business. How Gwyneth Paltrow, a good actor, happened upon this goofy script is one of those mysteries better left unsolved.Paltrow is Donna, a small-town Nevada girl doing time at the Big Lots superstore. She sees a TV show featuring a famous flight attendant (Candice Bergen), decides upon a job in the skies, and works first for a low-class puddle jumper with two big-haired broads (Kelly Preston and Christina Applegate). She also meets Ted (Mark Ruffalo), a law student on some kind of hiatus. Scooting right along, Donna and her buddies try out for a reputable airline, the ultimate goal being the coveted New York-Paris international route, although I'd prefer Madrid. Or maybe Istanbul. Donna is an ace student, somewhat to chagrin of Applegate's character, who plays a nasty trick, and Donna's cross-eyed flight instructor, played by Mike Myers like he had some time to kill. There is a Choice, between love and the international route, and a Moral To It All, with a few decent, obligatory shots of Paris at Christmas. "A View From The Top" seems to know a little about flight attendants, but not too much. It certainly flip-flops on how they should look these days - top hats and one-piece zipper suits haven't been around for years. The entire cast is forgettable, and though Paltrow has the talent to play below her intelligence level - check out her clever cameo in "Duets" - her heart is not in it here. Ruffalo is bizarrely jocular. Applegate is swiftly becoming an annoying third wheel. Though it isn't vulgar, or very long - both good marks in my book - "A View From The Top" is never consistently funny, or dramatic, or touching, or even interesting to watch. It's the equivalent to that single Coke and bag of peanuts you get on the Denver-Kansas City flight.
Rating: 
Summary: A View from the Bottom
Review: This is potentially the worst movie I have ever made it all the way through. Usually I can spot the really bad ones early on. This one tricked me - I blame it on the cast. On paper, this cast is amazing. I thought for sure the movie would turn around. I just cannot imagine a comedic mind like Mike Myers looking at this script and agreeing to see this movie, let alone be in it. I would like to find the studio person who signed off on this project and ask him/her to super size my cheesburger meal. I feel like 87 minutes was just stolen from life - and I want them back!
Rating:
Summary: Had potential - but got REALLY clunky
Review: Fluff piece that should have been a lot more fun than it was. Paltrow is fine, Myers, Applegate, Preston, and especially Bergen, have some nice moments. But the direction lags. Some funny moments could have been really funny - but they weren't. A real problem with pace here. In better hands and with a tighter script, this could have been much better.
Rating:
Summary: View From the Top
Review: Well... What kind of a moron gave this piece of crap story the green light. Why did Gwyneth Paltrow do this movie? If you're a ditz and a flight attendent this will be an interesting movie but other that that STAY AWAY. Also... if you make common links, it's a complete wanna be Legally Blonde... I mean look at the two front covers side by side... Absolutely pathetic... and not even funny.
Rating:
Summary: PURE FLUFF!
Review: I had to see this movie because I am a Flight Attendant and as a Flight Attendant it was so hard for me not to nit pick all the little things that they got soooooooooooooo wrong in this movie. First of all the FAA would never allow a Flight Attendant to sit in the jump seat without going through several weeks of training(but then that scene would not have been that funny). The Captain sleeping in the flight deck, well that part I can see happening. Rob Lowe's character is wearing four stripes on his uniform but he is sitting in the right seat and calls himself a Co-Pilot or as we call it in the industry a First Officer, so he should only be wearing three stripes. A brace position on the jump seat is not puting your hands in your lap, it is sitting on them or holding them together. What decade is this in anyway, because there is NO way that a prominent airline would hire someone wearing those outfits to an interview and the uniforms are so retro. I can't remember the last time I saw an F/A with a hat on. However, the thing that annoyed me the most was the fact that a first year flight attendant could afford to have her own place in Manhattan HA HA HA! A first year flight attendant is lucky if she makes $20,000 that year. I think that this movie would have been a lot funnier if they explored what really goes on during those trips.
First of all, if this movie was true to life, Rob Lowes character would have seduced a young naive Donna only to have her find out that all along he was married and lying to her. Also on a overnight if you are on the ground for a long time the crew usually goes out together for some drinks and to see the sites and 9 times out of 10 atleast one of the pilots makes his way back to one of the flight attendants room(never their own cause then they would run the risk of their wife or girlfriend calling) Now that is stuff you hear about ALL the time in the industry. And that is just the tip of the iceburg of all the crazy things that really go on behind the scenes. If the writers of this movie would have interviewed real airline flight crews then they could have gotten a really great hilarious script together. Trust me, the next time you are on a plane ask your flight attendant (when he or she is not busy) what is the craziest thing they have ever seen or heard on a flight. You won't believe your ears.
Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was really surprised at how bad this movie was. With all the talent involved , it should have been more than the boring TV movie it turned out to be. There was nothing original or particularly funny here. Mike Myers could was not even that impressive. I would not recommend wasting your time watching this film. Sorry.
Rating: 
Summary: The best kind of light fluff there is
Review: This was really promoted incorrectly. It is not a laugh your ass off comedy. It is a sweet and funny love story. That is pretty much it. There are some great comedic moments and there are some very touching moments. For the most part, the movie is like eating whipped cream. Not much to it, but you love it anyway.
It starts off with Gwyneth living in trailer hell and tells of how and why she got away from it. Along her way she meets a few people who either help her or stab her in the back.
In her quest to be the best in the industry (airline attendant) she finds that this may not be all that she is looking for. But, has she already seen what she is looking for or is it still out ther for her to find. That is pretty much the plot and story. Will she or won't she find love and if she does will she keep it or throw it away?????
I think it is the light tone of the movie that really helped it. It never takes itself too seriously, yet it does not just discard itself either.
Every shot is wonderful. It is almost like a painting full of color and texture. It reminds me of why we go to see movies anyway.. As an escape. To get away from the mundane everyday boredom that may exist in our own lives.
It is fantasy. It is there to help us dream and explore other feelings that we may never have the chance to feel.
Just take it for what it is worth.... nothing more, nothing less.
Don't expect over the top action or anything like that.
It is a character driven movie. You are not left at the end wondering why or how did that happen. You are just left with a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
I cannot express enough how much I love this movie.
(I also got a kick out of George Kennedy's little part. - a throwback to the days of "Airport")
Have fun, I know I did.
Rating: 
Summary: Good movie, incorrectly promoted
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. It is one of those like "Spring Fever" that doesn't easily fit in a category. That is why so many people pan it as they want it to meet an expectation from the advertising. It was advertised wrong as a pure comedy. It of course is not. Some might say it has too many angles. That is what makes it more like real life than many movies. It is a "growing up" movie. It is a comedy. It is a drama at times. Just like life! So often studios advertise movies as fitting a certain category to try and draw a set audience. That can be a movie killer though. Gwenith Paltrow did a fantastic job as the star. It was amazing to see that someone could get Mike Myers to tone it down just enough that his character was almost believable. It is a happy movie that is more than worth the purchase price.
Rating:
Summary: great, under-rated, misunderstood movie
Review: I thought this movie was hysterical! Especially Mike Myers with the freaky eyes. Come on! Sometimes in funny comedy movies there doesn't have to be a deep, well-plotted love story. In fact, sometimes that interfers with the comedy. The other reviewers should just take a seat, relax, and enjoy the simple laughs without trying to analyze if Donna truely has chemistry with Ted or not. Who cares?! And don't forget to watch the clips at the end...also very funny!
Rating: 
Summary: Some good, some bad
Review: This movie had true potential of being good. It explores true determination and love, a rarity. However, the writers missed a lot of important details. They could have explored love further. Gwyneth Paltrow is a terrific actress, but the lacking of demand doesn't match her. Her acting is the best movie feature. Everyone else was either underreacted (Mark Ruffalo) or overreacted (Mike Myers). Despite the downfall, "View From the Top" has a lot of funny scenes, which make up for the defects. The flight attendant outfits are creative and match the movie's theme well. It teaches the audience many valuable life lessons, those that one would least expect. "View From the Top" may have mixed reactions; some may like it, some may not. It depends on the audience. Either way, everyone will be entertained.
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