Summary courtesy of someone else: Douglas Peatry's life is a routine nothing more than bland. He goes to work every day at a mediocre job, tries to avoid confrontation with his tormenting coworkers, and basks in life's simple pleasures like fish sticks and his hot tub. All of that changes when two animal rights amateurs uncover a secret government experiment by rescuing a live and dangerous scientific specimen, a shark with a human brain, and dispose of it in the first place they stumble upon: Douglas's hot tub. Douglas discovers the opportunity for sweet vengeance against all who have wronged him
at one-hundred and one degrees. But how long will it be before reality comes crashing down?
This film, from Ty Huffer and his company Frankenhuffer, is a fun low-budget romp through science fiction, light horror and campy humor. The acting is incredibly cheesy, but fits in the style of over-the-top characters and just downright silly plot. This is the sort of film a group of friends would get together and make if they had movie skills and a few thousand dollars to throw around. Not surprisingly, that's precisely what this film is: from the minds of a few hot-tubbers and funded with four thousand dollars, we get "Bite Size".
What can I compare this to? In style, it is not unlike "Livelihood", another independent film I recommend to viewers. Where these films may not be perfect on sound or picture quality (budget restraints), they make up for with effort and heart. "Bite Size" is, more than anything, fun. Huffer has the skills to script and direct, and you get a good vibe from the opening company logo that he is serious about his future in film. If you can track down a copy of "Bite Size", I suggest giving it a fair chance. It may not have the bells and whistles of mainstream Hollywood, and horror fans may hope for more gore (much of the violence is off-screen) but it has the spark of determination. Huffer is clearly ready to move up in the world of film.
