[O]ne of the worst romantic comedies of this or probably any other year.
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08/12/04
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Little Black Book (2004)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:5
Rotten:25
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: An obnoxious, awkward mix of romantic comedy and reality show satire.
Theatrical Release:Aug 6, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $20,422,207
Synopsis: Everything seems to be falling into place for Stacy (Brittany Murphy). She's just landed a job as associate producer on Kippie Kann Do!, a local syndicated talk show, and she's now one step closer... [More]
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter
Director: Nick Hurran
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Reviews for Little Black Book
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.
08/10/04
Top CriticIt'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.
08/06/04
Top CriticIf you think it's worth it to sit there for 97 minutes for three or possibly four laughs, then you are beyond help.
08/06/04
Top CriticIf 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.
08/06/04
Top CriticAn awkward and aggressively unfunny film.
08/06/04
Top CriticTreat this sucker like the actors should have done when they read the script: Kick it to the curb.
08/06/04
Top CriticAll Little Black Book offers is a pileup of sitcom scenarios overlaid with annoyingly glib narration, à la Sex and the City.
08/06/04
Top CriticThe jaw-droppingly nasty second act is intriguing, but it veers into territory so dark that it sucks the air out of the bouncy chick flick that surrounds it, making for one confused -- and confusing -- comedy.
08/06/04
Top CriticA screechy chick-flick relationship comedy with a lot of things working for and against it -- mostly against it.
08/06/04
Top CriticStarts as the playful romantic comedy, then veers into an ensemble piece about ruthless careerism before settling for melodramatic self-obsession.
08/06/04
Top CriticShrill and prone to annoying overstatement, Murphy poses the first of many problems with Little Black Book, a lame attempt to meld comedy, romance and satire.
08/06/04
Top CriticRaises the question: When does a movie go from being an homage to being a parasite?
08/06/04
Top CriticWe assume this is going to be a routine career-girl comedy, and we're surprised when it moves deeper into its subject until finally it's a satirical comedy about television that invades some of the same territory as Network or Broadcast News
08/06/04
Top CriticIt's written more cleverly than you might expect, with occasionally funny one-liners ... and the good sense not to take itself too seriously most of the time.
08/06/04
Top CriticFilled with poor excuses for human beings, who are supposed to be funny in their utter disregard for their fellow man. But they mostly come off as sadistic and cruel, which isn't a great recipe for knee-slapping comedy.
08/06/04
Top CriticThe movie's tone veers wildly from scene to scene before taking an unexpected turn in the final scenes.
08/06/04
Top CriticTextbook chick flick.
08/05/04
Top CriticIt has solid performances, genuine wit and a few surprises that more than make up for occasional lapses in plot and taste.
08/05/04
Top CriticSet in the exploitive world of Jerry Springer-style confessional shows, Little Black Book suggests this unpleasant theme: 'Movies That Aren't Worth Your Eight Bucks, Let Alone Talking About!'
08/05/04
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