Very well executed

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Went in expecting another run-of-the-mill, formulaic, predictable romcom. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, tension/climax ensues threatening their bond before all is resolved in a happy ending where boy ends up with girl.This is not what this movie is AT ALL. That alone deserves a 5/10. Why this movie receives such harsh ratings from IMDB reviewers and critics alike shows that people don't appreciate movies that defy stereotypical genres. I certainly do.This is a very relatable premise. Possible infidelity in relationships, which technology makes easier to uncover. But it was not explored in the context of a predictable romcom, but instead, it was more of an exposé on the world of reality TV, where cutthroat, merciless, manipulative, sociopathic TV producers will do anything for ratings, including ruin people's lives. Funnily enough, this movie was made before the TV show Unreal but this is what it reminded me of. Hunter's character was brilliantly portrayed. The way she manically got off on the real life drama she created for television, by toying with the lives of several people, while feeling no remorse was disturbing and chilling to watch. I certainly did not see the twist coming AT ALL because she maintained the ruse of being Murphy's friend and side kick effortlessly well throughout the film, giving no hint of what she was plotting behind the scenes. As a viewer, I felt just as played as Murphy's character did. That in my book, is a job well done on the part of the acting, writing and direction of this movie.I love how in the end, Stacey doesn't end up with a guy, but instead, her dream job. What romantic comedy has ever ended like this in history? Where a woman is not defined by ending up with a guy in the end, but instead by her career. This ending should be empowering to women everywhere! It is a refreshing change of pace. To all the people and critics scolding Murphy's character, I have to wonder why this is. Firstly, Hunter manipulated her every step of the way, by planting the seed of doubt in her mind, encouraging her to set up interviews with all her boyfriend's exes and even getting a hold of his Blackberry and snooping through it. Stacey was with this guy for a year and it never occurred to her once to snoop through his phone or past relationships. So obviously, she is not an inherently bad person, she was merely a pawn in Barb's game and she was clearly very good at controlling her pawns. That is the whole point of the movie. Seriously, did every single movie critic miss that? Secondly, this guy is nothing to write home about. The fact is, he was deceitful, and ironically, Barb did Stacey a favour by helping her uncover who he really was so she could find someone more deserving of her. I would expect if I'm with someone for a year, that they would not keep from me, weekly meet ups and phone calls with not one, but two of their exes, one of which they keep naked pictures of on their phone. Also, I'd expect that my partner of one year would want to introduce me to their parents after such time. And if they're going to say, oh that's just something I don't do, for that to be the truth, instead of a lie because they don't want to be honest and say, I just don't think you're the one. It is unfair to waste a year of someone's life leading them on. Also, the one woman who was apparently good enough to be introduced to his parents, he deliberately humiliated by laughingly playing her phone messages to his superficial fling. Given how strongly Joyce was holding onto him, I think she also deserved to know what a tool this guy really was. So ultimately it was good for all concerned for the truth to come out. If Derek was a nice guy, then Barb would be unimaginably cruel breaking up a happy relationship. But because he's not, we're ironically grateful that Barb allowed Derek to be exposed for who he really is so both Joyce and Stacey could be open to find someone better. But no, I don't agree Stacey is the villain here at all. She is the victim of a bad relationship and a manipulative, conniving sociopath masquerading as her friend.Overall, a very unexpected, thought provoking movie.

Forget this asinine 2004 film where a woman uncovers her boyfriend's little black book. The latter contains his previous girlfriends and so she tries to investigate.Our heroine along with her mother both live in a dream world where Carly Simon is the answer to just about everything. Miss Simon appears at the end of the film.Our heroine works for a reality show with Kippie Kann, a totally uninspiring Kathy Bates.Holly Hunter is her co-worker who turns the tables on Miss Murphy and uses her experiences as the basis for a segment on the show. All the former girlfriends and the guy are brought on the show under different pretexts. Naturally, this proves most embarrassing.The theme here that when a door is closed, another door opens just doesn't work.This is absolute frivolous nonsense.

"Little Black Book" is like a light-weight character study more than a romantic comedy. The late Brittany Murphy is in the lead, and I enjoyed her and the introduction to her character. I also enjoyed all of the supporting actors. I enjoyed it so much upon first viewing, that I bought the DVD.After multiple viewings though, the so-called charming aspects become quite grating. It's very manipulative and when its true colours show through, you see how much is not to like. Although captivating, the main female characters don't have many good qualities, too controlling and dominating. The minor female characters are paper-thin and boring.The screenplay manipulates us too much, and our empathies (if we actually have any) are forced from where they would naturally lie. I do like the overall story of Murphy's character, but then it's no longer a romantic comedy, and there's not enough to recommend "Little Black Book".

A trashy idea that had little appeal and a title that gave it less appeal. That is how I regarded this movie. However, years after it's release, I saw it on cable. As I watched it, I was surprised at where the plot wound up. Stacy (Britanny Murphy) makes a lot of mistakes, throughout the movie, and her character does many questionable things. But in the end, she displays "gut wrenching" honesty that ties the movie together. This took the plot to somewhere that romantic comedies seldom go.After Stacy's powerful gut wrenching honesty, we get an unrealistic fairy tale ending that I choose to ignore. (I pretend the movie ends after her backstage confrontation with Barb, played by Holly Hunter, or after her circumstantial meeting with a former boyfriend, Bean.) The movie did not make me laugh. But as a drama, it was good.