Little Black Book (2004)

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Studio: Revolution Studios
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Aug 6, 2004
Running Time: 106 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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Have you ever been tempted to go where you shouldn't? Stacy Holt, an associate producer for daytime talk show hostess Kippie Kann, is frustrated when her boyfriend Derek refuses to discuss his past relationships. With the encouragement of her co-worker Barb, she delves into his Palm to learn about his ex-girlfriends. Using the show as a ruse and Barb as her guide, Stacy interviews and befriends them, only to discover that the past, in a few instances, is rather present.
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - August 5, 2004
Here's a comedy of punishing tedium that pretends to be hip when it's so five minutes ago. Brittany Murphy turns on her caffeinated perkiness to play Stacy, a wanna-be TV journalist who finds work on a scum talk show (with Kathy Bates playing a female Jerry Springer).

Barb (a slumming Holly Hunter) is a producer who persuades Stacy to do a segment on black books (now Palm Pilots) as a way of learning if Stacy's lover (Ron Livingston) is cheating on her with his ex-girlfriends, played by Josie… Continued

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Murphy, who shot to stardom as the homely-turned-cute character Tai in the 1995 hit comedy Clueless, is one of those funny comedians you can't help but like on screen. While it was apparent from her performance as a disturbed young woman hiding a valuable secret in the thriller Don't Say a Word that Murphy could handle complex characters, comedy seems to be her forte. In Little Black Book, a role far better suited for her than her less challenging turn in Just Married, Murphy delivers a… Continued