I'm on a Mark Ruffalo kick at the moment. So far I've watched seventeen of his movies, not in sequential order but just as they come up on Netflix, Amazon or any of the other streaming channels. The reason: Mark Ruffalo is pretty awesome in everything he's in. Even in execrable pap like 'View From The Top', his performance shines with authenticity and pathos. I normally like Gwyneth Paltrow too, and she didn't do a terrible job in this, hampered as she was by the god awful script, clunky editing and with the enormous albatross that is Mike Myer's when he's really hamming it up.I'm not going to say much about the plot (there wasn't one), or the supporting cast (forgettable) or sledgehammer message (live your dreams baby), but I will say that the outtakes over the credits at the end were some of the most tragic, manufactured cobblers I'd ever witnessed. In the words of another reviewer; 'I felt violated'.

Word on the Net is that Ms Paltrow does not consider this one to be her crowning glory. Well, if this was her biggest mistake, then a fine life she has lead cause this can't be that hard to live with. Might I be allowed to dwell on mentioning that Gwyneth looks scrumptious in a skimpy bikini that according to the script is about to fall down, but sadly doesn't. Nice legs, hot body, and, ooh the hair! I loved the hair! But not the overly sophisticated $40 haircut when she went International, but the long, loose hair of the romantic scenes. By the way, I'm sure Mark Ruffalo can only sigh when he remembers he once held Gwyneth Paltrow in his arms. :) There is some excellent casting done in this movie, but none more so than that lovely little girl at the beginning of the movie, Chelsey Cole. She instantly gave the film a warm feel, and she fit in wonderfully, and I would like to believe that's exactly what a beautiful creature like Ms Paltrow looked like when she was a kid. Both Mike Meyers and Candice Bergen were great as well, but the fun casting was Christina Applegate, yeah baby!The second half of this picture loses height like a DC-3 with a burning starboard engine. Somebody up there in the wild blue yonder should have realized that us little folk down here would enjoy the 'big hair, short skirts, big smiles, flying gamblers and drunks' bit a whole lot more, and the movie could rather have been about a seat-of- their- pants airline much like that forgotten old TV series FLY BY NIGHT. Rob Lowe would have been an excellent choice for that. Instead, as she realizes her ultimate dream, the whole look becomes boring, yawn- worthy. But all is not lost. She realizes her mistake, and the fox is soon totally hot again. That cockpit wink at the end of the movie has got to go down in cinematic history.Great music too, by wonderful vibrant sexy-voiced talent including LeAnn Rimes, that really gives sparkle to the movie. That one, two, three bit during the plane lift-off scene was 100% perfect.So, Gwyneth is ashamed of having appeared in this one? Why, my dear, this was such a great showcase for your beauty and charm. Don't worry, we know you are a serious actress, and this is just something much less creepy to remember you by than that one where your head ended up in a hat-box!

The idea that a young girl from a dysfunctional Nevada home attains success and happiness in her role as a stewardess, despite being betrayed by her alleged best friend marks this 2003 film. It's the old story that love counts as well.Gwyneth Paltrow is perfectly cast as that girl. Success comes her way, but in the process she gives up boyfriend, Mark Ruffalo.This kind of picture will always come along with the element of good advice; in this case, given by Candice Bergen who looks as charming as ever.Happiness must include your personal life as well.

I first saw this movie when it was still fashionable to rent movie's lol..I throughly enjoyed it and watched it twice before i had to return it,Donna Jensen is a down on her luck girl living in a trailer park working at the local walmartesque store when her long term boyfriend dump's her in her birthday card..So she then decides enough is enough and after seeing candice bergen's character "sally weston" on a TV show talking about her lifelong career as a very successful flight attendent she decides that's the path she would like to take..And promptly gets a interview with sierra airlines and is successful making short city hop's from laughlin to Fresno and on her weekend's off talking to mike played by mark ruffalo the love interest throughout the movie..Then 1 day in a diner her and her colleagues played by Kelly Preston,and Christina applegate see 3 flight attendants who quite obviously fly the 747's and are discussing new york,Chanel,London etc..All 3 of them decide to take a road trip to the royality airline's recruitment drive where only Christina and Gweneth are successful after lot's of intense training and finally getting cheated by Christina Gweneth end's up working for royality express a more comfier version of sierra..And then it starts to wrap up sally weston encourages Donna to take the test again and quickly realises that she was cheated she finally gets her job in 1st class on 747's and then its mega shifts and quite a bit of unhappiness..She finally declares her love for mark ruffalo and becomes a royality airline pilot....