The Bay (2012)

The greatest movie ever made..!

Fantastic!

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

I love bad horror but this movie was annoying horror. I don't even mind bad acting but this movie had annoying acting. The Female lead (reporter) thinks talking in Vocal Fry makes Her acting seem real but She's just trying to convince Herself that She is comfortable in front of a camera. It plays like a demo reel. Everyone else is terrible too. Too bad. The story was good for the genre and the filmmakers did a great job with the budget. To bad the actors ruined it.

This movie had a decent plot and delivered a story with some very minor plot twists. It had a very straight path with no little guessing on what would happen next. Decent movie if you like the "documentary" style film. Worth the watch but don't expect a movie you will suggest to your friends.

The Bay is another trek into the found footage/mockumentary genre and while it's not too bad overall, it is still a bit dull, even when the movie is in full flow.I tend to enjoy this genre as I typically like the feeling I get when watching everything from a point-of-view. When they are done right (The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, REC), they can actually make you feel as if you're living through the events that is being shown in the film. Unfortunately, The Bay didn't really grip me as much as I would have liked, but as I said it's still not that bad overall.I thought that the mood and atmosphere was done quite well as we go from a happy, bustling community enjoying their 4th July celebrations on a beautiful, hot, sunny day, to gradual pandemonium as people start to show signs of some sort of infection. As soon as that happens (which isn't all that far into the film) it does start to pick up, but it didn't really gain any momentum to keep the thrill level up.The "monster" of the film is something that will probably make a lot of people squirm, so be warned because if you get squeamish when it comes to parasites/isopods (especially close-up views), then this film will creep you out.I think the scariest thing about the movie is that the events aren't all that far fetched and when you read about different events from around the world, what happens in The Bay could happen.Conspiracy theorists will probably go nuts with this film as well.Despite some of the negativity, the film isn't as badly scripted, directed, or acted as they say it is, and for the most part it's all done in a pretty believable way. After all, it's easy for the "I would do this" and "I would do that" crowd to criticise what should/shouldn't be done as they watch the film in the warmth of their house.The Bay is worth a watch, and there is a LOT worse movies out there than this one, but just be prepared for some slow-going at times.

Summary: I really liked The Bay, because it looked realistic and its plot is thought-provoking. 61/100 (C+)Directed by the academy award winner Barry Levinson and produced by Jason Blum, "The Bay" is an above-average, found-footage horror film. First, let me say that the trailer is great, the premise is terrific and Barry Levinson is a very talented director. The entire film feels quite genuine, the found-footage adds lots of veracity and the acting is quite good. I really liked the performance of the news reporter. Moving on, even though its running time is very short (84 min), it didn't deliver enough scares or entertainment to me. Everything was kind of boring, but I give it credit because it looked extremely real the whole time.I'm pretty sure that a huge part of the audience that disliked The Bay did not even try to understand the message of the movie. This ecological issue could actually happen in real life! It was so thought-provoking. Moving on, as I said the performances were great, just some extras were kinda weak. Kether Donohue's performance was excellent, she's a news reporter in the film and is documenting all the catastrophe in this little town; her character was dynamic and smart. In addition, she's not the only one important here, throughout the film we can see some scientists talking through Skype about this parasite and all these scenes were quite effective and interesting.Do not expect jump-scares or lots of gore. This movie is more about scientists, laboratories, death fishes, people infected in hospitals and stuff like that. The Bay boasts a thought-provoking story about public services, in this case water contaminated, eww. Levinson cares about the human perspective and he gives us some nice camera shots in hospitals and streets. He smartly uses a found-footage style to present us his intriguing tale. Although at times he forgot how to maintain the film entertaining, I was satisfied by the end of it. I remember that I kept looking at a glass of water for minutes thinking... where does it come from? How clean is it?It was very thrilling sometimes and it had two or three effective jump- scares, but two of them are in the trailer. A huge part of the scares and surprises were spoiled by the trailer, so please don't see it. Overall, it's one of the most believable found-footage films I've seen, even though it was not as entertaining as I thought. I only recommend it if you like documentaries or movies about ecological issues, pandemics or virus. The Bay is a horror film for a very specific audience, this is not that type of horror movie which you watch with some friends at night. I recommend you to see it alone, and judge it by yourself. (C+)