It makes it a movie which you will watch, curiosity or boredom will get the better of you, but once it is over you won't feel any desire to watch it again. What this all boils down to is that "Little Black Book" ends up kind of a disappointment as it has some interesting ideas but then fails to really make them work. The same extends throughout the entire cast with even the great Kathy Bates falling foul of this mixed up comedy. Then there is Holly Hunter and Kevin Sussman with some serious big hair both of who are initially amusing but end up becoming annoying not long after we meet them. But again because "Little Black Book" is only okayish the actual acting also ends up a bit hit n miss starting with Brittany Murphy who is likeable but she doesn't command the movie. What this ends up doing is making "Little Black Book" a movie which works because of the actors rather than because of what actually happens. The anamorphic widescreen presentation is of sweet quality, as although the image wasnt flawless, it was awfully nice looking for the majority of the running time. But something just makes "Little Black Book" meh, okayish, amusing in parts, clever in parts but as a whole not great. VIDEO: 'Little Black Book' is presented by Columbia/Tristar in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen and 1.33:1 full-frame. Or maybe it is the simple fact that the whole behind the scenes look at TV, the back biting and cattiness has been done before and done a lot sharper than this. Maybe it is the combination as on one hand you have some generic rom-com style humour with plenty of cheesiness and then you have the more sarcastic humour of the chat show world. Now the cross over idea of using the catty world of day time chat shows with a touch of romantic comedy with an assistant trying to discover about her boyfriend's past is an entertaining one but what this movie does with it left me unimpressed. And why is that? Well because rather than just being a simple romantic comedy "Little Black Book" is more a look behind the dog eat dog world of chat shows where we have divas, backstabbing and a lot of nastiness. Nope instead "Little Black Book" is the sort of date movie you go on when you've been together a few months and you know what they like cinema wise. What is "Little Black Book"? Is it a romantic comedy? Well sort off, there is some romantic comedy in there but this isn't a romantic date movie you take a new girlfriend on. But opening up Derek's little black book opens a whole can of worms for Stacy. With the Kippie Kann show in crisis fellow associate producer Barb ( Holly Hunter - Moonlight Mile) convinces Stacy to look through Derek's electronic little black book to find previous girlfriends details and then have them come on the show to be interviewed. She also meets her soul mate, sport's reporter Derek (Ron Livingston) who whilst seemingly perfect would rather not speak about his previous girlfriends. After various boyfriends through college she graduates and finds work as an associate producer on the Kippie Kann ( Kathy Bates - Dragonfly) chat show where they like to dish the dirt on their guests. As a young girl Stacy ( Brittany Murphy - Just Married) set her mind on two things the first was to get a job working on a day time TV chat show, the other was to find her soul mate. 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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