They Wait

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They Wait

R,

2007,

1h 29m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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40%

5 Reviews

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38%

1,000+ Ratings

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40%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

38%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Ratings

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

May 1, 2008

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.

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Susan Walker

Toronto Star

Jan 25, 2008

2/4

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.

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Jason Anderson

Globe and Mail

Jan 25, 2008

2/4

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.

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Jan 25, 2008

The plot pieces all fit together nicely, the acting is fair and the scary stuff is well executed.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Sep 24, 2007

1.5/4

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

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Ron S

Jan 14, 2019

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.

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Finn S

Aug 13, 2017

I enjoyed this movie more than I thought! It reminded me of the Grudge in a way.

Harry S

Apr 25, 2017

es la de los chinos desgraciados matando ositos.

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Jaime King

Sarah

Cheng Pei-pei

Aunt Mei

Terry Chen

Jason

Regan Oey

Sammy

Henry O

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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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