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Little Black Book (2004)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 109
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 86

An obnoxious, awkward mix of romantic comedy and reality show satire.

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Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 26

An obnoxious, awkward mix of romantic comedy and reality show satire.

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Average Rating: 2.8/5
User Ratings: 63,922

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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

PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.

Comedy

Elisa Bell, Melissa Carter

Jan 4, 2005

$20.4M

Sony Pictures

Cast

All Critics (115) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (88) | DVD (14)

[O]ne of the worst romantic comedies of this or probably any other year.

August 12, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
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It'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.

August 10, 2004 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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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.

August 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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If you think it's worth it to sit there for 97 minutes for three or possibly four laughs, then you are beyond help.

August 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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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.

August 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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An awkward and aggressively unfunny film.

August 6, 2004 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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A romance-free, comedy-free romantic comedy.

December 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment (1)
Common Sense Media

Takes major jabs at deceptions of all kinds, from privacy issues between lovers to the ugliness of public exposure for profit that is the currency of reality TV.

May 21, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Long Island Press

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.

April 25, 2005 Comment
Cinema em Cena

It's virtually impossible to root for a protagonist so shamelessly duplicitous.

November 2, 2004 Full Review Source: BBC | Comment

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?

November 2, 2004 Comment
WBAI Web Radio

We are drilled again and again in how much we should hate all of these characters.

September 15, 2004 Comment
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Sloppy, unpleasant...one book best left on the shelf.

August 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | Comment

The film is very funny and has many twists and turns as Stacy interacts with 3 ex-girlfriends.

August 19, 2004 Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | Comment

The cinematic equivalent of chic lit -- mildly amusing, but completely forgettable once you're done with it.

August 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Little Black Book

I don't know why so many people on this site have said this movie was rubbish, it led me to wonder if i had watched the same film as everyone! Little black Book is one of those rare movies that really touches you. The ending is simply superb and I did not see it coming. The concluding scene was really tense but the

December 27, 2009
matertenebraum

Super Reviewer

Watched this a few times now. I guess technically not what you would call a great movie, but so likable and I really liked how the ending showed a happy ending without a man to fix everything. Brittany singing is a little cringable at times, but that's the worst I could say about this.

January 20, 2008
romy861

Super Reviewer

    1. Stacy: Life's funny like that, once we let go of the wheel, you might end up right where you belong.
    – Submitted by Rubie J (40 days ago)

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