Barbara Lasater, Beverly May, Derrick Sanders

It's in the Water is a charming little indie set in the sleepy, conservative Southern town of Azalea Springs. When an AIDS hospice opens up, the local homophobes go up in arms, polarizing the c...( read more  read more... )ommunity. The heart of the movie, though, is the story of Alex, our listlessly married heroine who begins to have second thoughts about her orientation. (There is also a very slight "comic" subplot involving a rumor that drinking the local water turns people gay. Ignore it.) While Alex's discovery process is a rather quick one due to the constraints of movie timing, it is well handled, including an affectionate sequence during which Alex watches the entire Lesbian Film Canon. While the straight characters tend to be rather broadly drawn, It's in the Water is a gentle film at heart and well worth an evening. The DVD edition includes commentary by the director and leading actresses that is both funny and interesting--in particular the discussion of what it was like for two straight actresses to play their first gay love scene. --Ali Davis

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Unrated, 100 min.

Directed by: Kelli Herd

Release Date: January 30, 1998

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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000

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  • April 1, 2006
    Ok, so this movie is badly and cheaply done, suffers from virtually every cliché you could imagine (refreshing: the straight characters are the clichéd ones while the gays are lovely, well-rounded characters) - but it is SOOOOO funny. And the fun I had while watching it adds the ...( read more)third star, which it technically probably wouldn't deserve. Straight people won't get half of the in-jokes, though! ;-)
  • October 11, 2009
    It's in the water and it turns you gay. It's In The Water is a vehicle for satirizing stereotypical attitudes held by and about straights and gays alike. It's kind of slow, yet has its moments.
  • June 14, 2009
    I was hoping for an offbeat, tongue in cheek sci-fi flick but this degenerated into a very pedestrian and familiar survey of straight attitudes about gays. Not at all groundbreaking nor very interesting. Only mildly humorous.
  • November 26, 2008
    Not so good, not so bad... is scary how the things havent changed too much since 98... free love ppl :p
  • November 12, 2008
    I liked the story line, but the acting wasn't very good.
  • November 12, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Low).

    First viewing: 24.03.2003
  • October 3, 2008
    good story









    good story



    come on!! it's nice
  • July 23, 2007
    I heard this was good
  • July 8, 2007
    ANYONE WHO WAS IN THE CLOSET IN A SMALL TOWN NEEDS TO SEE THIS!
  • April 12, 2007
    lol, this movie is so silly and exagerated, it could be a parody. I wasn't even annoyed by the usual idiotic comments from the narrow minded characters.
    I liked it, and the girls are cute.

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