Little Black Book (film)

Little Black Book is a 2004 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Nick Hurran and starring Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Ron Livingston, Julianne Nicholson, and Kathy Bates.

When Stacy brings home tapes of the show to study, Derek recognizes a guest, his ex-girlfriend, a French model Lulu.

Under the guise of possibly inviting Lulu back to The Kippie Kann Show, Stacy, Barb, and Ira question her about Derek.

Back at her apartment, Stacy becomes increasingly insecure, listening to answering machine messages for Derek, looking through his box of mementos from former girlfriends and finally his PalmPilot.

The website's critics consensus reads, "An obnoxious, awkward mix of romantic comedy and reality show satire.

"[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 36 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

[5] Entertainment Weekly's Scott Brown awarded Little Black Book a D, stating, "The big climax isn't climactic, just hysterical and incoherent.

"[6] Similarly, Carla Meyer of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film a poor review, criticizing the script and acting.