Flight Girls (2003)

Flight Girls: Directed by Bruno Barreto. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen. A small-town woman tries to achieve her goal of becoming a flight attendant.

“Pleasant if unremarkable fluff has Gwyneth Paltrow pulling a Mira Sorvino, playing a hick-town cashier in Nevada who is inspired by a celebrity airline hostess and takes to the skies. Middling comedy-romance about flight attendants has Paltrow in unusually silly spirits; her role isnu0026#39;t realistic, of course, but itu0026#39;s a lot of fun watching her go through the ropes, gaining self-confidence and making friends. Her sweet relationship with Mark Ruffalo never gets in the way of the comedy and provides a nice capper at the end. Film begins skittishly, though it, too, gains confidence and composure despite u0026#39;scene-stealingu0026#39; hams in the supporting cast and an abundance of what appears to be costume designs from the 1970s (yet the film takes place in the present day). Not a big success, but a minor enjoyment. ** from ****”