Review of The Bay (2012) by Jon C — 17 Dec 2012

A found footage horror movie that mixes jolts, scares, grotesqueness and genuine news reporting.

In Claridge, Maryland the Chesapeake Bay became unknowingly infected with growing organisms inside the citizens bodies.

And what is shown from director Barry Levinon and Jaquline is the fearsome and grusome devastation of it all.

Ignoring the problem was just the beginning as everybody didn't know what was going on even the town's Mayor Stockhom.

But thanks to some expert divers and the CDC we are able to grasp the situation at hand.

It is unbelievable that even in our real world people make up rumors about a cataclysmic event such as infection, they don't tell anyone immediately, and the government sometimes takes matters into their own hands especially when it comes to documenting the events from devices such as electronics like cell phones, computers etc.

A lot of scenes shock and at times are very hard to watch considering the subject matter.

Adults and children become victim to the unsuspecting growth of a killer inside them.

Having the water be clean is enough to make a difference for the sake of the people and to avoid a future problem later on.

It's not just the animals that suffer from this kind of outbreak, the rest of the world could pay the price heavily for not taking better care of the environment.

Prayers and thoughts go out to all who suffered from this massive sickness.

As for this in terms of filmmaking Levinson builds the tension, makes the scares work, creates the right sense of unease, and manages to tackle something we've all been trying to brush aside for a while.