it be truly astonishing how a film a formulaic and trite a view from the top managed to get on board such a cast of hollywood big hitter and near big hitter ( gwyneth paltrow and mike myers and kelly preston and christina applegate and candice bergen and mike ruffalo ) and because in essence it be little good than a slightly ( but only slightly ) above average tv movie in it plot and production value and direction and performance . paltrow play an aspire air hostess with ambition to travel the world and rather than just domestically in the u and but be tear between love for her boyfriend back home ( ruffalo ) and eventually go back to him . and and er and that it . a story so paper thin and obvious that it seem to have be write by an inexperienced and first time hack ( a indeed it apparently be ) and with force and shallow comic situation and dialogue and characterisation . some surface attractiveness and slickness do not detract from it persistent banality and lack of depth and and event do conspire against view from the top from the start . film in 2001 and it original release be hold back ( due to the event on 9/11 ) until two year later and by which time it flop rather dismally . myers raise a few smile a a lazy eye air crew trainer and but it be still baffle how this eclectic cast felt there be any mileage from a minor potboiler such a this and especially oscar winner paltrow ( who have since describe the film a terrible in a subsequent uk newspaper interview ) . gwynnie be a fine actress and and have ability in light comedy ( a prove by her aa triumph in shakespeare in love ) and but she can do little with the feeble and uninspiring part she have take on here ( though she do look lovely in the numerous and if rather tacky outfit she wear ) and a be the case with other cast member such a ruffalo and applegate . there be also some rather pointless cameo from rob lowe and george kennedy ( recall his joe patrone character from the airport series and which be actually rather funny than this film ) and and the short running time ( around 80 minute ) also indicate that much re cutting and deletion take place beforehand ( it sadly do not improve the quality ) . view from the top be not particularly offensive but a considerable disappointment consider the talent involve and and la paltrow career since her oscar nearly a decade back have not really develop a it should have do and not surprising when she take on role as trivial a this . maybe she be punish for that notorious acceptance speech . rating represent4 out of 10 .