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question asked and answered at the beginning of this movie is, “How
does a girl who falls, actually jumps, headlong into a rabbit hole,
plunging herself into chaos, come out unchanged? She doesn’t.”
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(2004) Film Review |
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This page was last updated on
December 27, 2004
—Overview
-Review
by Melinda Ledman
—Trailers, Photos
—About this Film
—Spiritual Connections
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| CREDITS |
| Directed
by Nick Hurran
Story
by Melissa Carter
Screenplay by Melissa Carter and Elisa Bell
Cast
(in credits order)
Brittany Murphy .... Stacy
Holly Hunter .... Barb
Kathy Bates .... Kippie Kann
Ron Livingston .... Derek
Julianne Nicholson .... Joyce
Stephen Tobolowsky .... Carl
Kevin Sussman .... Ira
Rashida Jones .... Dr. Rachel Keyes
Josie Maran .... Lulu Fritz
Produced
by
Herb Gains .... executive producer
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas .... producer
Rachael Horovitz .... executive producer
Craig Perry .... executive producer
Deborah Schindler .... producer
William Sherak .... producer
Jason Shuman .... producer
Original Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography by Theo van de Sande
Film Editing by John Richards
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor
and language.
Runtime: USA:97 min
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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| SYNOPSIS
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"Luck
is when preparation meets opportunity"
- Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy)
SYNOPSIS
From Revolution Studios comes a dark comedy about new boyfriends,
exgirlfriends and little black books.
In Little Black Book, Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer
for daytime talk show hostess Kippie Kann (Kathy Bates), is frustrated
when her boyfriend Derek (Ron Livingston) refuses to discuss his past
relationships. With the encouragement of her co-worker Barb (Holly
Hunter), she delves into his Palm to learn about his ex-girlfriends.
Using the show as a ruse and Barb as her guide, Stacy interviews and
befriends them, only to discover that the past, in a few instances,
is rather present.
A modern day immorality tale of snooping in the electronic age, Little
Black Book asks the question: Have you ever been tempted to go where
you shouldn't? Further, it delves into the consequences of what can
happen to you when you succumb to temptation. |
 Review
by MELINDA LEDMAN
HJMLedman@yahoo.com.
Melinda Ledman is a graduate
of Baylor University with a Bachelor’s degree in English.
During college, she worked on the film Letter From Waco (director
Don Howard), which won the award for best documentary feature in
the 1997 South by Southwest Film Festival. After she and her husband
Rob had their first child in September 2002, she began free-lance
writing full time. In addition to writing reviews, she most enjoys
writing original screenplays. She gratefully serves God after 12
years of alcoholism, and appreciates grace and freedom on a whole
new level. |
The
question asked and answered at the beginning of this movie is, “How
does a girl who falls, actually jumps, headlong into a rabbit hole,
plunging herself into chaos, come out unchanged? The answer is:
She doesn’t.”
 Sadly,
plunging one’s self into chaos is not what comes to mind
when I think of this movie. As I write, it has
been several weeks since I saw the film, and the only word that
comes to mind is “betrayal.” Let me be clear, however,
I don’t think it was intended to be about betrayal. The
writer likely hoped to explore the dangers of searching for the
often misinterpreted “truth” and of trying to unravel
the “unknowns” that plague our curiosity. The main
character, Tracy Holt (Brittany Murphy), discovers that mistrust,
betrayal, and lies can backfire. Although she does not begin as
a jealous, conniving person, her search for “answers”
changes her into something horrible.
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