They Wait

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They Wait

R

2007

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a tedious and downright silly piece of work.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 24, 2007

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Audience Member

cheesy but some jump scares... watchable if not forgettable

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/19/19

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

es la de los chinos desgraciados matando ositos.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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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

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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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