The Bay

Barry Levinson's The Bay (US, 2012) - Veteran filmmaker Barry Levinson takes a distinct change of cinematic direction with The Bay, a smartly made found-footage style creature feature that eschews big-star casting and instead goes of natural performances and slow-burn chills. The film is an environmental catastrophe film that feels all too real, and given the right word-of-mouth is the sort of film that could creep up on audiences and give them a shock. / A brutal and harrowing film about a deadly parasite, The Bay chronicles the descent of a small Maryland town into absolute terror. 2012NYFF, 2012SANSz, 2012TOR. RATING: 7