Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Bite’

Written by Scott Edwards

There is nothing wrong with getting cold feet when making a decision that will change your life, in fact most people do. Having an idea of where you are planning on going in life alone is just fine, but when you add in someone else to take the journey with you, you never know what will happen. The fear of the unknown is what keeps many people from taking that next step and while it is good to be cautious, you should not let the fear control what you do. Take that next step, whatever it may be, because if you don’t, you may find yourself regretting it and that weighs you down much more than failure does.
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Starting her bachelorette getaway with her friends Jill and Kirsten, Casey is starting to wonder if getting married is the right thing for her to do. With all of the questions jumping through her mind, her support system seems to be keeping her pointing towards yes, but there are just so many factors that they do not understand. Coming clean about her fiancé’s mother hating her and that after the wedding they will all be living in the same building; Casey has come to the conclusion that the wedding will have to wait. Getting some information about a secret swimming hole from a local, the girls all head out and jump in the amazing water, but when Casey feels something bite her on her thigh, she finds out that her world is about to change.

Getting home and running out of laundry detergent, Casey tries to fall back on her future mother-in-law for help and while the old woman rips her to shreds about procrastination before the wedding, Casey does not allow that to phase her. Still trying to make up her mind about what she wants to do, she notices that the bite on her hip is starting to look infected. Trying to pay it little mind, Casey does something that will piss off her mother-in-law to no end by sleeping with Jared, her fiancé. But during the act, Jared pushes a little too hard on the spot of the bite and a large amount of ooze comes pouring out causing the couple to put the ending on hold.

After cleaning out the fresh wound, Casey finds herself waking up in the bathtub for no reason. Trying to get her wits back about her and returning to her normal lifestyle, she has decided to delay the wedding and needs to find the right time to tell Jared. As her friend Kirsten continues to try and talk her out of doing it, Casey finds out another secret that will change her world forever, she is pregnant and the baby inside of her is not from her fiancé. After having an awful dream about what is about to come out of her, Casey finds out that it was not far from the truth as she wakes up to find eggs splattered all around the apartment. With Jared’s mother banging on the door, Casey begs the old woman to leave, but as she starts spitting out her hatred for the young harlot, Casey’s new instincts take over since her new litter of babies need to be fed.

This movie was just what I needed to see at the right time, and it is filled with plenty of thrills and emotions. I must admit I did not know which way this movie would go, but when it was apparent that Casey was undergoing a change, both emotionally and physically, I felt like I understood her pain. The subtle changes in her appearance were very well done as the movie played on and while she believed that she was just sick, it became much more than that. And the dream sequence involving her giving birth to a million eggs was freaky, but the reality of the situation was much worse than anyone could have ever imagined. With a bunch of ooze, a traitorous friend, cold feet, a bathtub, a new-found respect for motherhood and payback in the finest way possible, this movie will give you chills once you see the total transformation of Casey and her new family. Stay Scared.

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