The biggest flaw in this movie is the ending, when all of the principle characters are gathered on a sound stage for the talk show. Anyone from Anna Faris to Ashley Judd could have pulled this off better. Unlike Scott, I never found her charming. Unfortunately, as Scott mentioned, he is in very little of the movie, leaving Murphy to carry it. Having just watched, and thoroughly enjoyed Office Space, I thought I could certainly watch another Ron Livingston movie. They take the girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl gets boy plot and turns it into girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl meets Carly Simon. Little Black Book breaks the rules and comes up short in the process. They give hope to all who are struggling for, or struggling in, a relationship. Two attractive people meet, have some issues and then live happily-ever-after. They are mindless, romantic comfort food. Romantic comedies are supposed to be predictable. They may look in love, but what do we know? Instead, the constant references to a good movie, only serve to remind us how bad the one we're watching is. Perhaps the filmmakers hoped that some of the success of that film would rub off on this one. Several times during the movie, the characters invoke the memory of the Melanie Griffith/Harrison Ford movie, Working Girl. What few heartbeats there are however, are entirely due to her. However, even her cute likeability isn't enough to resuscitate this lifeless film. Only Murphy, with her quirky cuteness, manages to breathe life into her character. This turns out to be another idea that never gets off the ground and Bates ends up wasted in a throwaway part that could have been played by anyone. Surely there are plenty of jokes that could be made by satirizing daytime television, especially when someone as talented as Kathy Bates is playing the host. The plot line involving the sleazy talk show seems promising at first. The scenes between Stacy and Derek are limited to a few kisses and several phone calls, which only serve to advance the plot and not add any depth to their relationship. Livingstone is completely one-dimensional as the sports agent boyfriend who fails to create any sort of chemistry during his limited screen time, although it is the writers rather than the actors who are to blame. Jokes fail to ensue from this setup.įor a movie marketed as a romantic comedy, this movie is totally devoid of romance. At the urging of her friends, Stacy goes through the Pilot and begins to learn about Derek's past girlfriends, many of whom he has secretly remained in contact with. Around this time, Stacy's boyfriend Derek (Livingstone) goes out of town on business and conveniently forgets to take his Palm Pilot. A fellow producer pitches an idea for the show about women investigating their boyfriend's past relationships by going through their boyfriend's little black books. Murphy stars as Stacy Holt, an associate producer on a Jerry Springer type show. It might please a portion of its target audience – single young women – but probably not even many of them. The humor is fairly lame and most of the characters are stereotypes and caricatures. The plot is just another woman needs a man to be happy story.
If Little Black Book has one redeeming feature, it is the likeability of its star, Brittany Murphy. But what she learns only adds to her confusion, and her plans begin to unravel when she befriends one of the women." 'Little Black Book' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Hoopla, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and AMC on Demand.
With her colleague, Barb, Stacy gets the names of Derek's ex-lovers and interviews them, supposedly for an upcoming show. Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Determined to learn about her boyfriend's past relationships, Stacy - who works for a talk show - becomes a bona fide snoop. Released August 6th, 2004, 'Little Black Book' stars Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a user score of 54 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 310 well-known users. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Little Black Book' right now, here are some particulars about the Revolution Studios, Blue Star Pictures comedy flick. Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Little Black Book' on each platform when they are available. Want to behold the glory that is ' Little Black Book' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Nick Hurran-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.
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