Brilliant and touching

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

As a member of the gay community I can justifiably comment that this movie was SUPERFICIAL at best: It only TOUCHED on the idiosyncrasies of the gay lifestyle and DID NOT delve into any real issues concerning the gay culture. This was an attempt at a facade of a film. Kerri Jo Chapman was the only thing worth viewing in the movie as the remainder of the "actors" and extras looked like something dug out of a southern swamp. Light, fluffy, and inconsequential. As a reviewer recently wrote "This film is so unbelievably terrible. So painfully bad. Total pants... if a film was to be measured in pants, this film would be the pants found at the bottom of your laundry basket you thought you threw out at least 3 boyfriends ago." Do not waste your time unless you're especially bored and need a good laugh at terrible acting.

I would have never seen (or heard of) this film without having met and studied under Kelli at SMU. Seeing her reaction as she told us that in 6 years she'd never shown in at school made me begin to understand how exposed we are putting not only our 'projects' but our entire life in front of people for the sake of art."It's in the Water" is lots of fun. The character of Spencer is HILARIOUS, but not drawn up as a caricature like most of the straight people in the film. His lines are fabulous and delightfully droll, but human. One of the truest pleasures of the film.Otherwise, the previous reviewer was right--the love making scenes are tasteful and...pretty for lack of a better word. It helps, of course, that the two leading couples (Alex and Grace, and Mark and Tomas) are absolutely gorgeous, but the characters individually just light up from the inside out.Witty, excellent visual design and touching, this is certainly a film that I would recommend. As a huge fan of all things Texas, this is going up as one of my favorite films.

This isn't the best gay and lesbian comedy around, but it certainly isn't the stinker that some of the other IMDb user comments claim it to be.It's camp and extravagantly acted -- okay, maybe a bit overacted -- in the way, say, "But I'm A Cheerleader" is. But it more than makes up for that in its upbeat and affirming ending and particularly through its gentle treatment of the two main characters. It's very unusual that these two are a gay and a lesbian. Most LGBT movies stick to one group; "It's In The Water" shows a lesbian discovering what she is from out of a loveless marriage and a "cured" gay guy finding love with an unashamed gay decorator. If only more LGBT movies were as inclusive...Sure, this isn't one of those LGBT movies that could be claimed to be in the same league as mainstream Hollywood movies. But frankly, even so, I'm happy to give this one a "7". And hell, I'd watch this anytime rather than some of the "gay" tripe that the "mainstream" serve us up, such as "In & Out" or "Three To Tango".Don't expect a masterpiece, and don't expect the raving farce that the blurb promises. But do sit back and enjoy a good-hearted, sweet, story.

I am stunned that this movie received such high marks from the IMDB-using public. This is easily one of the most horribly-acted, derived, uninteresting, stereotypical movies I've ever seen. I dare you to click on ANY of the lead actors' names in the IMDB listing. They've done nothing! Not that success is determined by volume of work, but kids, let's not fool ourselves. If this movie was "universally praised at festivals all over the world", these people would have gone on to do something else besides episodes of "Walker, Texas Ranger" (with apologies to Chuck Norris).My friends and I laughed alright...laughed at how awful and stereotypical everyone was. (Laughed at how we'll never see that $4.00 rental fee again.) And I know some folks will argue that that was the point: they were supposed to be stereotypes. But there are so many inconsistencies and incongruities in the film that it's almost beyond discussion. (The painter, Tomas, doesn't even ask to be paid for painting an ENTIRE HOUSE?? And of course, the leader of the "ex-gay" group HAD to get caught coming out of a leather bar, in full leather regalia, have his picture snapped and spread on the front page of the local paper...didn't see that one coming six miles away.)Please, don't rent this film; it's mere existence is pointless, except to provoke commentary like this and to diminish my faith in the movie-viewing public.