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Amos Lassen wrote on 12/20/2011:

There was a great deal of talk about “Itty Bitty Titty Committee” while it made the GLBT film festival circuit so I had my hopes up for a major new film. I was a bit disappointed because it could have been so much more than it was.
Anna is just beginning to face her sexuality and with the fact that she is not satisfied with the world as it is. She is shy and just finished high school and yearns for her own strength and the right to change the world. She lives at home with her folks and works at a clinic specializing in plastic surgery. She just broke up with her girlfriend and her family accepts her sexuality. One evening she sees a woman who is attempting to reclaim public space by repainting the clinic where Anna works. Sadie, the painter, is the recruiting officer for C(i)A, a guerilla girls’ group which tries to make people see how bad plastic surgery is for women. Anna finds herself attracted to Sadie and joins the group and begins her journey of changing from meek and mousy to wild revolutionary.
Unfortunately the film is forgettable because it fails as a satire and loses its sense of political insight. The group C(i)A feels strongly about sexism in society but they express the way they feel through ranting and ridiculous pranks that, in effect, do nothing to further their cause.
Even though the film expresses female empowerment, the director of the film, Jamie Babbit, expects us to believe that Anna can abuse her friendship with the transgender character and then be with a very feminine girl who is known for the abuse that she has heaped on other women. There two points render the film invalid to me.
There are two kinds of women in the film—beautiful, feminine ones and angry women but for whatever reason, the groups do not really come together. Now I am not saying the film is not fun to watch—it is. There are lots of laughs and the themes of friendship, loyalty and betrayal ring true. The music and the acting are excellent as is the love story but the political message was just lost—at least, on me. What could have been a socially relevant film comes across lost. Much of the humor is tired and juvenile. The shock tactics are not subversive and the film falls flat for me. I am afraid I may ire some of my female readers but please understand that this is my opinion. I really wanted to like “Itty” but it just did not happen. The movie here may have been relevant years ago but today we have moved ahead so quickly and this causes, in my mind, the film to lose its effectiveness.

Stella wrote on 07/22/2008:

When I saw the IBTC on a screening I was totally blown away. Jamie Babbit has created an amazing movie somewhere in between Comedy and Romance. I loved the music and of course the actresses - Carly Pope is so cute - and she really knows how to act. If you want to see a great movie you should check out the itty Bitty Titty Commitee :)

Hilaryknowsit wrote on 06/30/2008:

5 stars for Ms. Babbit. She has outdone herself in this smart romantic comedy wrapped up in a punk wild romp. This film is so appealing to all, from 15-65 you MUST see this one. Something for everyone. Great music, great looking girls, great story...Melonie Diaz is a super star!