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Anyone else think this movie is good?


I mean I don't think it's the best movie ever, but I never understood all of the negative reviews. I actually watched this on Netflix randomly one day and kept thinking of all of the reasons why I liked it. So I started a column on my blog defending movies I like that have had a negative reception in the past. Check it out here and let me know what you think! http://www.wineandwatch.com/defense-little-black-book/

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Interesting review!
I too think the movie doesn't deserve all the backlash it got. I actually found it quite interesting, with a cool plot twist and a good (not great) acting by Brittany Murphy.

I also think the ending was nice, too. No, she doesn't get the guy, but she gets her dream job, and she is actually happy.

I don't know, there's just something about this movie that made me watch it more than once.

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Thanks for the reply! But yes I agree! Glad you like it as well!

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Absolutely, same here. Apart from the great ending, it had a rather satisfying emotional storyline which made me watch it twice already.

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My wife and I liked it.

SPOILERS

* "Little Black Book" does not follow the standard Romance Novel ending where the gal ends up with the guy.
Instead the story exposed that the love interest, Derek, only saw Stacey as a placeholder until he got up the nerve to marry Joyce.

Derek had taken Joyce to meet his parents but not Stacey.
Derek had the boomerang (given to him by Joyce) which meant he was open to going back to Joyce.
Derek visited with Joyce and lied about that with Stacey.
(Derek also lied about seeing Rachel on a regular basis to talk about their dog.)

* Another refreshing thing about "Little Black Book" was that the friend role Barb, (played by Holly Hunter) is a back stabber rather than just to be there for jokes and support.
And there is some commentary about trash, reality TV interview shows.

** Why didn't some people like it? My guesses;
- "Little Black Book" does not follow the happy ending romantic novel cliche.
- The story focuses on how people can be jerks which was too negative for some.
- Finally, the movie exposes the jerkiness of day time (yell in your face) TV interview shows.
And some people didn't like that part of the TV industry exposed.

** But for me I liked all those things.

BB ;-)

it's just in my opinion - imo -

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It wad a cheesy boring movie.

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Like Rajesh said it was cheesy. I liked it anyway; thought it was a cute flick. I'll watch anything with Holly Hunter in it since I've been in love with her for like thirty years. (and was not disappointed-she looked great) The characters were fun and well-casted. Lulu was hilarious, Joyce was a sweetheart, Dr. Keyes was intense. (The scene in her office hilarious) Bob yay! The ending was funny and sweet. I was sad to see that this young actress was murdered by our own govt. What a shame.

The criticism was undeserved. what do people expect from a romantic comedy anyway? W&W I will always ignore negative (and rave) reviews and decide for myself. I liked your take in your blog but disagree that barb betrayed her. She saw what was happening and forced Stacey to act.

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I love it never get tired of watching it and eveytime found more stuff.

You know how stacy was angry because her bf didnt really tell her anything he do with his life ... But she didnt either . Look at the libe show how he keep asking her who is barb? Who is carl? So she didnt even tell her who her co workers were ...

So he didnt tell her anything about his life but she didnt either!!! You get the point?then what the *beep* did they talk about anything??? Thats why stacy noticed at the end that joyce has more things in common with her bf than her ... Great movie!

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It's not a great movie, but I loved Brittany Murphy in it. Her acting during the live show scene on its own warrants a second viewing, in my opinion.

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I like it very much... I like the story, it's simple but they're good at showing it, I also like the characters' character and looks, and also I'm Brittany Murphy fans :).

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