Review of The Bay (2012) by Scott C — 03 May 2013

Surprisingly creepy and gruesome horror movie from Barry Levinson!

This review of The Bay (2012) was written by Scott C on 03 May 2013.

The Bay has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sasha W (63) on 24 Sep 2014

After a dozen films with mostly first-time directors, The Bay intrigued me because I was curious to see what acclaimed director Barry Levinson…

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By A_So_Horror_Fan (26) on 04 Jun 2015

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By John P (2,089) on 31 Aug 2014

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By Trent G (615) on 23 Mar 2018

It was a decent idea for a film that had some creepy moments, lots of good gore, and a couple of surprises, but it didn't go far enough for me…

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By Paul B (2,474) on 20 Dec 2014

Great use of the well worn trope of found footage to convey a solid message in a creepy, often frightening way…

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By Liam M (554) on 15 Mar 2016

Political horror often rubs me the wrong way. They can feel patronising, pretentious and even a bit silly from time to time…

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By Guillermo B (61) on 05 Mar 2015

Summary: I really liked The Bay, because it looked realistic and its plot is thought-provoking…

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The director of Rain man in found footage movie????????? Well actually yes and do you know something this film actually works really well…

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The director of Rain man in found footage movie????????? Well actually yes and do you know something this film actually works really well…

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By Calebowensmall (22) on 23 Jan 2016

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Review of The Bay (2012) by Scott C — 03 May 2013

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After a dozen films with mostly first-time directors, The Bay intrigued me because I was curious to see what acclaimed director Barry Levinson…

Told through the lenses of multiple television reporter footage, video camera’s ranging from surveillance, camcorder and web cam footage…

Really well thought out movie. Highly recommend it…

It was a decent idea for a film that had some creepy moments, lots of good gore, and a couple of surprises, but it didn't go far enough for me…

Great use of the well worn trope of found footage to convey a solid message in a creepy, often frightening way…

Political horror often rubs me the wrong way. They can feel patronising, pretentious and even a bit silly from time to time…

Summary: I really liked The Bay, because it looked realistic and its plot is thought-provoking…

The director of Rain man in found footage movie????????? Well actually yes and do you know something this film actually works really well…

The director of Rain man in found footage movie????????? Well actually yes and do you know something this film actually works really well…

If you didn't like this movie, your taste is bad. It's a well crafted, scary and disturbing, and Barry Levinson made the film even greater…

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