Review of The Bay (2012) by Magnus S — 08 Nov 2012
The Bay is a good turn from Barry Levinson showing he still likes to change his subject matter quite dramatically. It's put together as a a documentary pieced together from amateur footage recovered by a conspiracy theory website and the reports of university student reporter Donna Thompson some three years after the event of a seeming normal July 4th celebrations.
Initially the people of the small town fall ill to what appears to be a bacterial infection but it later becomes apparent that the breakout is in some way linked to a radioactive leak, a nearby poultry system and the sea life living around the bay.
It's clear that this is not another lost footage concotion & is clearly fictioon from the beginning. However, the fact that this sort of thing could happen is were the film builds it's subliminal fear factor. It succeeds where, for me, Contagion failed even though there the virus was passed in a less contrived fashion in Contagion.
As the fear and panic grow in the small town the inhabitants become more desperate and drastic actions are taken as the infection wreaks it's vicious way through the community.
A decent watch.
This review of The Bay (2012) was written by Magnus S on 08 Nov 2012.
The Bay has generally received mixed reviews.
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