Directed by:
Barry LevinsonScreenplay:
Michael WallachCinematography:
Josh NussbaumComposer:
Marcelo ZarvosCast:
Nansi Aluka, Christopher Denham, Stephen Kunken, Frank Deal, Kether Donohue, Kristen Connolly, Brandon O'Dell, Jody Thompson, Dave Hager, Zach Hanner (more)VOD (1)
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Chesapeake Bay is a seaside town that relies on water and the dockside tourism it brings to the community. When two biological researchers find a staggering level of toxicity in the water they attempt to alert the mayor before the situation gets out of control. However, the mayor refuses to raise the alarm in fear of creating a panic among the citizens of the docile town. As a result, a deadly plague is unleashed, turning the people of Chesapeake Bay into hosts for a mutant breed of parasites. Taking control of their minds, and eventually their bodies, the parasites soon cause the town to descend in absolute terror as they quickly realise the harrowing reality they are faced with. (Momentum Pictures)
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This 80-minute montage of fictional reporting that is about as inventive as a half-hour TV report on the evening news, except it’s fictional and thus has no impact on the viewer at all. No reoccurring characters, no surprises or frights. In the 1970s, The Bay would have been noteworthy as the first representative of this particular subgenre, but today it’s just an insignificant DVD title with an alluring cover. A very weak two stars.
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Barry Levinson also employs shots where we see nothing; the image freezes, and the camera doesn’t capture anything visible, creating only a sense of dread. A few years ago it was a complete bombshell; now it’s just another film that blends into a series of similar ones, standing out only for its slightly better execution and development of the story, where you feel like it’s really happening.
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I can rationally appreciate the interesting concept and its good and convincing execution, but The Bay can’t entertain me just with that. Due to its report character, the film doesn’t work as horror, and doesn’t even try to, it’s wannabe unsettling, rather. I don’t know, I didn’t get much out of it. I prefer a real documentary about real problems or a normal horror flick about parasites.
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