Little black book - 2004

It's nice, I liked it enough. It's the story of Stacy (Brittany Murphy) who works in a tv show with her friend Barb (Holly Hunter). Stacy has a boyfriend, Derek (Ron Livingston) who never talks about his past. Because of this, Stacy easily accepts when Barb suggests to take a look inside Derek's 'little black book', his digital organizer that he left home when he went out for work. Stacy discovers many things, and can't stop until she learns more about him. Among his ex-girlfriends there is supermodel Lulu (Josie Maran), successful and confident Dr Keyes (Rashida Jones) and sweet cook and hockey fan Joyce (Julianne Nicholson). Stacy talks to all three of them using a false name (Barb) and lying about the reason she wants to talk to them (obviously).
She interviews Lulu, she pretends to need a doctor to meet dr Keyes, but when it comes to Joyce, Stacy actually likes her very much, as did I. Joyce was so sweet and nice and lovely that Stacy thought she'd like to be friends with her, although Joyce talks about Derek in a way that hurts, because she's still in love with him. Without consulting with her first, Barb sets her up: she throws Stacy in front of the cameras of Kippie's (Kathy Bates) live show, showing on tv pictures and even his interview to Lulu; Barb lured to the show everyone: Lulu, Dr Keyes, Joyce, and of course Derek. Right there, live on tv, Stacy is forced to reveal the truth to the women and to Derek, she cries and tells him they are not right for each other : he never talked to her about his life (not just his past, but his present too. It turns out he still sees dr Keyes because they share a dog, and he's still a good friend of Joyce), and she was always afraid to tell him simple truths like "I hate hockey". She breaks up with him and goes away, but before going she "breaks up" with Barb too.
She goes out and meets and old friend, a guy that went to her same school, and she was all "this is a sign, I was meant to meet you!" but surprise: he's married, and happily too. But he gives her good advice: stop planning everything or you'll miss your life. That's right, all the movie was Derek here, Derek there, and nights of solitude at home listening at Carly Simon's songs or "let the river run" which, I think, makes for a perfectly suited ending: Stacy being interviewed for a new job. She gets it, and once alone she phones her mom (Sharon Lawrence) to yell "I got the job" and that was so much like Working Girl. I would have stopped right there, honestly, it would have been right, but they decided to overdue it, and here it comes Carly Simon in the flesh. There's fainting and hugs and that's the end.




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