The Bayou
Directed by Taneli Mustonen and Brad WatsonVacation turns disaster when Houston grad, Kyle and her friends escape a plane crash in the desolate Louisiana everglades, only to discover there's something way more dangerous lurking in the shallows.
The Bayou Ratings & Reviews
- jackmeatMarch 11, 2025My quick rating - 3.8/10. Ah, The Bayou, where the alligators are pissed, the CGI is questionable, and the characters are so bland they may as well be pre-seasoned for reptilian consumption. This is one of those Lake Placid wannabes that doesn’t completely sink into the swamp, but it definitely gets a little too tangled in the weeds. Our unfortunate group of protagonists—who I could barely distinguish beyond "snarky one," "generic hero," and "soon-to-be-gator-snack"—crash-land in the Louisiana everglades, where they quickly realize the real danger isn’t the lack of cell service, but the amped-up, drug-laced alligators lurking in the waters. The explanation? A police sting gone wrong that left barrels of narcotics spilling into the bayou. It’s not Cocaine Bear, but it definitely smells like they were floating the idea. The CGI is hit or miss—sometimes the gators look good, sometimes they look like they crawled straight out of a PlayStation 2 cutscene. Thankfully, some real stock gator footage is sprinkled in, which adds a bit of legitimacy (or at least reminds us what an actual alligator looks like). The attack scenes have some bloody fun, with a few well-placed limb removals, but they never reach the tense, nail-biting thrills of Crawl. The real problem? There’s just no one to root for. The alligator was easily the MVP, chewing through the cast with the kind of enthusiasm I wish the script had. The actors do their best with what they’re given, but with characters this dull, their main job is to scream convincingly before getting chomped. It’s not the worst of its kind—if you’ve seen Lake Placid: Legacy, you know how low the bar can go—but it never quite finds that over-the-top fun that makes these types of movies shine. So, if you're in the mood for some gator carnage and don’t mind a lot of filler between the kills, this flick might be worth wading into. Just don’t expect it to have much bite.
- 匚卂尺ㄥFebruary 21, 2025When i stumble upon the poster of this film, to be honest i thought that, this film is maybe one of those ridicilous cheap film. But oh i was wrong, its literally better than several of its higher budget counterpart. The music is good too and blend into the scene. For Indonesia and Malaysia cinema, which is its main primary target its 10/10. Definitely recommend it and well there are a lot of crocodile here, most of those bigger than Louisiana Alligator. The casting: Even though its not that awful, but the acting is kinda weak. It maybe understandable, its Aragao first film. (Joao Neves GF, Benfica players), there also Strates who is from South Africa. Muhammad Mansaray have the best acting skill among these newcomer. Horror Aspect At first those teenager are just regular high school student, some maybe spoiled by their parent but this time they must learn and fast. Alligator is hungry and they are not as dumb as they look, the show is using brute force to show the audience in the seats how terrifying those beasts are.
- Tony BrownMarch 1, 2025No forget it waste of film Geko gators 🤣😂🤣
