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They Wait

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Jason (Terry Chen) and his wife, Sarah (Jaime King), leave their adopted home of Shanghai and travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, for his uncle's funeral, staying with his Aunt Mei (Pei-pei Cheng). Already disoriented, Jason and Sarah are unnerved when their son, Sam (Regan Oey), begins seeing ghosts and violent deaths. After Sam is hospitalized, Sarah consults with a pharmacist (Henry O) who's well-informed about Chinese mythology and who tells her that supernatural forces threaten her son.

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Joe Leydon Variety Director Ernie Barbarash makes judicious use of CGI trickery -- in one key scene, he cleverly shocks his audience into laughing -- but at heart, he's an old-school traditionalist when it comes to scary stuff. May 1, 2008 Full Review Susan Walker Toronto Star There are elements of a good fright flick and intriguing ghost story in They Wait. It's too bad that they are overshadowed by all the bad aspects " terrible dialogue and cheesy special effects and makeup. Rated: 2/4 Jan 25, 2008 Full Review Jason Anderson Globe and Mail Initially promising for its attempt to situate Asian supernatural motifs within a North American context, They Wait is itself too derivative of its own movie ancestors to yield fresh scares. Rated: 2/4 Jan 25, 2008 Full Review Jim Slotek Jam! Movies The plot pieces all fit together nicely, the acting is fair and the scary stuff is well executed. Jan 25, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a tedious and downright silly piece of work. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 24, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member cheesy but some jump scares... watchable if not forgettable Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/19/19 Full Review Audience Member Just terrible. Can't believe 40% of the people gave this a fresh rating. The acting is really bad, it's not the least bit scary and the story isn't interesting. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie starts out pretty good,with some effective creepy moments, but unfortunately devolves into a predictable and cliched story, where the acting becomes, well, just very lame. The young boy who plays the role of Sam is pretty good, but other than him, the rest just kind of muddle along. I should have guessed when I saw that Uwe Boul was one of the executice producers. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/15/18 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this movie more than I thought! It reminded me of the Grudge in a way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member es la de los chinos desgraciados matando ositos. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review andy f A film of diminishing returns. It starts brightly and with some good scares but all becomes a little predictable towards the end. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ernie Barbarash

Director

Jaime King

Sarah

Cheng Pei-pei

Aunt Mei

Terry Chen

Jason

Regan Oey

Sammy

Henry O

Pharmacist

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Synopsis Jason (Terry Chen) and his wife, Sarah (Jaime King), leave their adopted home of Shanghai and travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, for his uncle's funeral, staying with his Aunt Mei (Pei-pei Cheng). Already disoriented, Jason and Sarah are unnerved when their son, Sam (Regan Oey), begins seeing ghosts and violent deaths. After Sam is hospitalized, Sarah consults with a pharmacist (Henry O) who's well-informed about Chinese mythology and who tells her that supernatural forces threaten her son.
Director
Ernie Barbarash
Producer
Stephen Hegyes, Andrew Koster
Screenwriter
Trevor Markwart, Carl Bessai, Doug Taylor
Production Co
The Movie Network (TMN), Brightlight Pictures Inc.
Rating
R (Some Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
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