Little Black Book Critic Reviews

Actually an above-average farce, at least as featherweight chick flicks go.Read the full review

The long closing sequence is virtuoso, redefining what went before and requiring Murphy to become a more complex character than she gave any hint of in the opening scenes.Read the full review

A teen comedy that possesses a wickedly satirical streak. Read the full review

Hunter is far too talented to waste her time with such mediocre material, as is co-star Kathy Bates, who plays Kippie Kann, an overbearing talk-show host. Read the full review

Casual moviegoers looking for a bubbly romantic comedy with Brittany Murphy will get more than they bargained for in Little Black Book, which builds to a nasty twist that's more Lars von Trier than Meg Ryan.Read the full review

Ron Livingstone plays his part relatively straight, and, as a result, comes out unscathed.Read the full review

It's an irrefutably bad movie, littered with paper-thin characters, crummy dialogue and a mawkish undercurrent that wells up any time it starts to resemble something smarter and snappier. Yet it is somehow redeemed by Murphy's agreeably quirky performance in a horribly underwritten role.Read the full review

Lacks so much as a single fresh idea; it lacks an entertaining way of presenting its stale ideas, too. Read the full review

Offering few laughs and a climactic scene of breathtaking cruelty, this plot-heavy movie, directed by Nick Hurran from a screenplay by Melissa Carter and Elisa Bell, draws you into its malignant force field against your will. Read the full review