The Bay (II) (2012)

Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers:

Barry Levinson (story), Michael Wallach (story),

Stars:

Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly, Kether Donohue

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kristen Connolly	...	Stephanie
Christopher Denham	...	Sam
Jane McNeill	...	Victim #1
Kether Donohue	...	Donna Thompson
Michael Beasley	...	Officer Jimson
Anthony Reynolds	...	Steve Slattery - Homeland Security Officer
Andy Stahl	...	Sheriff Lee Roberts
Lauren Cohn	...	Marsha Rosenblatt
Tim Parati	...	Fair Man
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Dr. Williams (as Robert Treveiler)
Justin Welborn	...	Activist
Will Rogers	...	Alex
Jody Thompson	...	Officer Paul
Stacy Rabon	...	Middle Aged Supporter
Stephen Kunken	...	Dr. Jack Abrams

Storyline

This 'found-footage' film is set in 2009 in the town of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland where something has infected the water there. But it's not 100% known what it is or how it is transmitted. But when people start turning up dead and others start to do strange things, fear turns to panic and the town is shut down. The Government confiscate all video footage from every source possible. The Government didn't want you to see this. This is that footage which is put together by a news reporter who was there.

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Plot Keywords:

Maryland | Bay | Found Footage | Reporter | Shot To Death | 

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Taglines:

Panic feeds on fear.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, bloody images and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2012 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Baimes ilanka

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$19,926 (USA) (2 November 2012)

Gross:

$30,474 (USA) (9 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Automatik Entertainment, Hydraulx

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The events take place in 2009. One of the characters shows her symptoms via FaceTime which did not debut until 2010.

User Reviews

Not another "found footage" movie... (sigh!)

"The Bay" really had potential and a certain appeal, but it all fell apart when it turned out to be another "found footage" movie. This particular genre of movie is just horrible beyond mortal comprehension.

That being said, then there are some really great aspects to this movie. "The Bay" does offer a good amount of building up suspense and keeps you wanting to know what happens next. But then the movie peaks and it seemed like the producers and director ran out of funding and had to close up shop prematurely, rushing to end the movie, leaving the audience in a very anti-climatic state of mind.

The effects with the rashes and such was actually quite good, and the sense of panic that spread in the hospital was quite good. But the way the CDC reacted was really unrealistic. I am pretty sure they wouldn't just sit as idly by as they did in a situation like that.

So why I am rating this movie a 3 out of 10? Well, this whole aspect of trying to stage something as "found footage" is just ludicrous and ridiculous to me. And the constant shoddy camera work is so annoying that I am on the edge of getting up and putting on something with a proper, steady and professional camera operator. Had they opted for this to be a proper movie with proper camera work, then it would have been a much more fulfilling experience for those sitting down to view it.

I did enjoy certain parts of the movie, but ultimately the downfall of "The Bay" is the "found footage" genre and the SCS ('shaky camera syndrome') that is suffers from.