View from the Top
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Movie Reviews of View from the Top
Movie Review: A GREAT View from the Top
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved this movie!! It's about a small town girl who dreams big & rises to the top and the decisions she has to make better her relationships and her career. Think Reese W. from Legally Blonde. Gwyneth is believable and charming in it. The trailer does it no justice because it includes 1-second comedic liners which don't very have too much to do about the movie. It's charmingThe only bad comment about the movie is that it doesn't include some of the better scenes within the movie, like the "We are Royalty" to the them of "We are a Family" choreography or more flight training scenes but you can catch them in the DVD features or end credits.
Movie Review: Dream Job
Summary: 4 Stars
I ran across this movie while browsing through Encore film selections and almost exited past it. Yet, after watching just a few minutes, the film reminded me of when I wanted to be an airline stewardess more than anything else in life, back in the 50s. So, I savored many parts of the movie due to a major case of nostalgia.
This film, believe it or not, does not make one feel stupid for watching. You just need a sense of fun. Candice Bergen is great as Donna's mentor. And, seeing the "bad girl" get a dose of her own medicine makes one smile.
I am buying a copy of this DVD just for the fun of it.
Movie Review: Comedy in the Sky.....
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like this movie. It's quirky and funny. Paltrow is good with comedy as she is with drama. I liked her character Donna, who wants to get out of her small town by being a stewardess with the local airlines. Her first day on the job is a hoot, since she's never flown before and she freaks out after take off sending the whole flight into chaos. This movie was a lot of fun. I recommend this to anyone looking for an entertaining show to fill an afternoon.Movie Review: Highly entertaining chick flick
Summary: 4 Stars
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.Movie Review: Mediocre romantic/comedy
Summary: 3 Stars
Being a movie buff and still in high school means that on most occasions I watch movies with both parents. And since my mom simply loves romantic comedies (think Meg Ryan, 'The Queen of Romantic Comedies'), I decided to give "View from the Top" a try.Gwyneth Paltrow plays Donna Jensen, a small time girl who desperately wants to see the world and leave her home town behind. By chance she sees the famous stewardess/recent authoress Sally Weston (Candice Bergen). Inspired by Sally Weston, Donna lands a job as a stewardess on one of the lower class airlines. But soon, her dreams start becoming a reality when she gets accepted to the Royal Airlines school to be trained as a waitress. But through many hardships, trials, and a love interest in the form of Ted Stewart (Mark Ruffalo), Donna learns what it really means to find happiness and fulfill your true dreams. Also stars the famous Mike Myers as a teacher at the Royal Airlines School with a slight 'eye' problem, Christine Applegate as Christine the fellow stewardess who is not all that she seems, and a small part by Kelly Preston as another aspiring stewardess. Short cameo also of Rob Lowe as a co-pilot.
Just as the title for my review states, I found "View from the Top" in my list of 'extremely mediocre'. Wasn't too bad, just nothing special either. The thing with this movie is that it actually DOES have potential. So here's a list of the good points:
1) Gwyneth Paltrow's character is actually likable though a bit naive. Recent romantic/comedy stars are at times just unlikable, making the whole movie unlikable. How can you like a movie with terrible characters.
2) Mike Myers is simply HILARIOUS! His whole 'eye' thing is sooo funny! But amazingly enough, he has character isn't too one-dimensional, giving occasion for you to feel for him and like him not just as a comic relief.
3) The story is in a way quiet enjoyable, an easy to follow storyline.
4) Some great one-liners and jokes! I especially loved it when Sally Weston says something about 'smiling even after you're out of Bloody Mary mix'.
Ok, on with the numerous 'on the bad side' points:
1) All right, even for people who LOVED this movie have to admit that the love plot was just a 'mite' too boring. There seemed to be no real chemistry between the two Paltrow and Ruffalo that it was bit hard to believe they end up with each other at the end.
2) Predictability seems to be a major *must* in all romantic/comedies. Unfortunately, "View from the Top" seems to have taken the cake for being too predictable. There was some effort to include a small twist in the plot, but viewers could predict that at least 30 minutes before it actually happens.
3) Half of the jokes are sexually implied ones, which for me totally ruins all great movies of this genre. And as many movies are now inclined to have to include gay jokes or at least have one gay person in the movie, it proves to make me especially uncomfortable. I'm sure at least a few people agree with me on that area, gay jokes can be in my opinion TOTALLY taken out of any film.
To sum it up, "View from the Top" is nothing special. And sadly because it seemed to be MADE to be 'just another chick flick', it's a movie which can be easily passed over. If you're looking for GREAT romantic/comedies (aka chick flicks), watch these good, fairly clean, and FUN movies:
"You've Got Mail" (Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks)
"Sleepless in Seattle" (another Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks movie)
"Kate and Leopold" (Meg Ryan & Hugh Jackman)
"The Importance of Being Earnest" (Shakespeare story with Colin Firth & Reese Witherspoon)