Little Black Book (2004)
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 109
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 86
An obnoxious, awkward mix of romantic comedy and reality show satire.
Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 28
An obnoxious, awkward mix of romantic comedy and reality show satire.
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Movie Info
Directed by Nick Hurran, Little Black Book follows Stacy (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer of a popular daytime talk show starring Kippie Kann (Kathy Bates), as she tries to figure out the root of her boyfriend's (Ron Livingston) commitment-phobic nature. Rather than continue to fruitlessly question Derek (Livingston) regarding his slew of failed relationships, Stacy sneaks into his Palm Pilot and begins interviewing his ex-girlfriends under the pretense of gathering information for a
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Cast
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Brittany Murphy
Stacy -
Holly Hunter
Barb -
Kathy Bates
Kippie Kann -
Ron Livingston
Derek -
Julianne Nicholson
Joyce -
Stephen Tobolowsky
Carl -
Kevin Sussman
Ira -
Rashida Jones
Dr. Rachel Keyes -
Josie Maran
Lulu Fritz -
Jason Antoon
Larry -
Sharon Lawrence
Mom -
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Carly Simon
Herself -
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All Critics (115) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (86) | DVD (14)
[O]ne of the worst romantic comedies of this or probably any other year.
Top CriticIt's no fun to side with Murphy's mean-spirited paranoiac, so we're soon rooting for the gynecologist to uncover a venereal disease, or for the chef to whip up some salmonella, or even for that Palm cradle to fall into the bathtub.
It's not well scripted enough or well acted enough to do much of anything, save make anyone watching really hate Brittany Murphy for being so annoying and so incredibly unlikely as a cute twenty-something Diane Sawyer wannabe.
If you think it's worth it to sit there for 97 minutes for three or possibly four laughs, then you are beyond help.
If it's hard to like the message and the characters in this movie, it's even harder to like the acting, though the casting is strong.
A dud, mostly serving to remind us of the other, better movies that it wants to be when it grows up.
A romance-free, comedy-free romantic comedy.
Um filme pouco apreciado que, acredito, ganhará popularidade com o passar do tempo, já que é infinitamente mais inteligente e ambicioso do que sugere sua superfície.
It's virtually impossible to root for a protagonist so shamelessly duplicitous.
With digital do-it-yourself precision prying now, it may be not be how far you can go, but how much do you really want to know?
We are drilled again and again in how much we should hate all of these characters.
Sloppy, unpleasant...one book best left on the shelf.
The film is very funny and has many twists and turns as Stacy interacts with 3 ex-girlfriends.
The cinematic equivalent of chic lit -- mildly amusing, but completely forgettable once you're done with it.
Focus on the excellent performances by Holly Hunter and Julianne Nicholson, the primary reasons this mean-spirited comedy can be tolerated at all.
Promoted and apparently conceived as a romantic comedy, the film is neither very comedic, nor even slightly romantic.
A romantic comedy without much romance and even less comedy.
Little Black Book has more in common with Sweet Smell of Success than When Harry Met Sally.
The first and last quarters show real ambition. It's the middle hour that's a drag.
[T]he film itself isn't really a romantic comedy because there's no romance in it. Rather it's the antithesis of a romantic comedy.
A silly but fun chick flick with a great ending.
The comedy veering into drama isn't smooth but with Murphy as the focus it works
Setting out to make observations about relationships and America's obsession with rooting through the private lives of others, it ends up settling for a few cheap laughs.
Both psychologically revealing and richly comic.
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- Stacy: Life's funny like that, once we let go of the wheel, you might end up right where you belong.
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