Synopsis
No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for.
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Cast
- Gwyneth PaltrowDonna Jensen
- Christina ApplegateChristine Montgomery
- Mark RuffaloTed Stewart
- Candice BergenSally Weston
- Joshua MalinaRandy Jones
- Mike MyersJohn Witney
- Kelly PrestonSherry
- Stacey DashAngela Samona
- Rob LoweCo-Pilot Steve Bench
- Marc BlucasTommy Boulay
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Adult audiences may be underwhelmed. Not younger teenage girls, who will be completely fascinated. - 60
Chicago Reader
The tone seesaws between comic wackiness and romantic sincerity, with Paltrow better suited to the latter. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Why Paltrow, who was accepting a best actress Oscar four years ago, would take this clumsily written role is anyone's guess. - 50
Washington Post
It's meant to be harmless fluff. It is. - 38
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mike Myers, responsible for the picture's one, or possibly two, laughs. - 30
Variety
Flubs nearly every opportunity to be the comedy it wanted to be. - 25
Charlotte Observer
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. - 20
Village Voice
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.
