Little Black Book 2004

     Stacy Holt is an associate producer for a daytime talk show.  Her boyfriend Derek is unwilling to talk his previous relationships?  Barb is Stacy’s co-worker and she eggs Stacy on to look at Derek’s personal digital organizer.  She sees the names and numbers of his previous girlfriends.  She sets up interviews with all of them!!!  She wants to be closer to Derek and she doesn’t think she can do this unless she knows more about his history?  Of course, this plan begins to unravel!!  Stacy does become friends with one of the women.

     Stacy’s mother is played by Holly Hunter and she thinks that the cure for all heartache is Carly Simon music?  Her dream is to work for Diane Sawyer??  Stacy goes through Derek’s PDA when he is away on a business  trip.  There is some strong language, sexual references and situations.  There is crude humor and a vibrator joke.  Disabilities are used as topics for comedy.  Jokes include eating disorders and people with dwarfism?  Even though this is a comedy, there are some sad moments.  In the reviews, there are both ups and downs.  5* (I really liked this movie)   

107 min, Comedy directed by Nick Hurran and written by Melissa Carter and Elisa Bell with Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Julianne Nicholson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kevin Sussman, Rashida Jones, Josie Maran, Jason Antoon, Gavin Rossdale, Cress Williams, Dave Annable, Yvette Nicole Brown.

Note:  Imdb 5.3* out of 10* with 17,237 reviews, Common Sense Media Nell Minow, 1* out of 5*, age 15+, 3* sex, 3* language, 3* consumerism, Amazon 4.6* out of 5* with 242 reviews, Roger Ebert 3*, Rotten Tomatoes 22% with 111 critics 37% with 65,772 ratings, Metacritic 36 out of 100 with 33 critics 9 out of 10 with 54 ratings, Slant Magazine 1/2* out of 4* Nick Schager.

Special Note:  This is the feature film acting debut of singer Gavin Rossdale with the band Bush.  Rossdale is also the former husband of Gwen Stefani and the father of their three sons.  Gwen is now in a relationship with singer Blake Shelton.  There is a mistake after the smashing of a phone with a hockey stick.  It can briefly be seen a few shots later reassembled on the desk.  It is askew but in one piece.