**This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!**

“Aggression is simply a means of survival…”

The Bayou released on Demand on February 21st 2025. The survival action-horror film stars Athena Strates, Madalena Aragão, Andonis Anthony, and Elisha Applebaum. It runs for approximately an hour and twenty-seven minutes.

A vacation goes horribly wrong when a small plane crashes in the middle of the Louisiana everglades. While the survivors look for rescue, they quickly discover that they are in the middle of alligator territory.

Here is the trailer:

The Bayou gives the killer gators a chance to shine in this mostly watchable B movie. Is it worthy of your next watch? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

Plenty of gator screen time!

It’s no secret that I love shark flicks, but every now and again I like to watch a great gator film too. While I wouldn’t say this film is great, it did at least give us plenty of gator screen time. Sure, this was a lower budget film, but I love indulging in silly creature flicks like this and this one definitely fit the bill.

Quick watch.

I appreciated that this film was on the shorter side. This was a quick and fun watch. It didn’t spend too much time fleshing out story-lines (although it attempted to do so with our main character). Once the plane crashed, we got right down to business. There wasn’t too much excessive fluff and there were enough kills to keep me invested until the end.

The Cons:

Unlikable characters.

Other than our lead (who was decent enough), the rest of the characters were really irritating. I was honestly rooting for the gators the entire time.

This was fine for the most part since there was a high body count, but I wanted to invest in at least a few characters…

Nothing new here.

Don’t expect to see anything new or unique with this film. It was basically a carbon copy of other creature flicks. That being said, if this is your genre, then there’s enough here to enjoy.

So am I in or out?

I’m 50/50 on this one…

The Bayou is mindless fun with enough bite if you enjoy cheesy creature flicks.

If you love this genre, then you’ll enjoy your watch, but I’d manage your expectations on this one.

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts on The Bayou in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

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