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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 09 Nov 2012

Levinson's understanding of character elevates what could have been an absolute disaster but can't save the film from its genre failures and…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 08 Nov 2012

Levinson cuts through the unrelenting nonsense that plagues so many of these efforts, preying on everyday fears to fashion a terror tale that…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 08 Nov 2012

Joins Jaws and Open Water on the shortlist of films that can make you really, really uncomfortable about going in the water…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 08 Nov 2012

Although there are some scary moments here, and a lot of gruesome ones, this isn't a horror film so much as a faux eco-documentary…

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By Matt Singer (625) for ScreenCrush (954) on 07 Nov 2012

You don't need to be a germaphobe to feel shivers down your spine…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 07 Nov 2012

The gross-out jolts are there, and the cautionary eco-fears. But it's just not that thrilling…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 06 Nov 2012

Although there are some scary moments here, and a lot of gruesome ones, this isn't a horror film so much as a faux eco-documentary…

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By Luke Mullen (5) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 05 Nov 2012

The Bay's new spin on the found footage film works very well. Let's hope it becomes the rule and not the exception…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Nov 2012

The micro-budget horror movie pulls off the harder-than-it-looks feat of tucking food for thought inside a very scary wrapper…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 04 Nov 2012

The Bay works as both horror and environmental activism. This is a fright flick with a purpose…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 04 Nov 2012

Is it, on some level, '70s-style horror schlock dressed up with contemporary gimmicks? Sure, but don't act like that's a bad thing…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 03 Nov 2012

A mixed bag - some of it is quite entertaining and thought-provoking while other parts are plain silly…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 03 Nov 2012

There are a few jump-out-of-your-seat shocks and a well-camouflaged environmental message, but Levinson's most effective work here is creating…

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By Max Nicholson (65) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 02 Nov 2012

With a topical premise -- and an intriguing explanation to back it up -- Barry Levinson's The Bay is an admirable entry into the found footage genre…

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By Ben Kendrick (300) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 02 Nov 2012

The Bay is two-thirds of a captivating found footage outbreak movie that's crushed under the weight of lofty ambition before completing its runtime…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for ScreenCrush (954) on 02 Nov 2012

The Bay' goes that little extra step from being just another gross-out horror pic…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 02 Nov 2012

The ecological horror film The Bay is a lot like Jaws - if the shark was about an inch long…

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By Clay Cane (203) for BET.com (238) on 02 Nov 2012

The flick smoothly does its job, narrowly avoiding B-movie lane…

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By Sean Oconnell (919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 02 Nov 2012

A ripped-from-the-headlines psychological chiller that burrows under the skin with its terrifyingly local twist…

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By Mark Olsen (451) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Nov 2012

The story becomes more ridiculous as it escalates, the film's over-determined ecological focus undermining any real horror movie tension…

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