They Wait (2008)
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40% of critics liked it
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40% of users liked it
(1,420 ratings)
When a family of three returns to America for a family funeral after living in Shanghai for the past three years, a desperate mother races to save the life of her suffering child upon discovering that he has fallen victim to the wrath of a living corpse. Sarah, Jason, and their young son Sammy were… More When a family of three returns to America for a family funeral after living in Shanghai for the past three years, a desperate mother races to save the life of her suffering child upon discovering that he has fallen victim to the wrath of a living corpse. Sarah, Jason, and their young son Sammy were living halfway across the world when they were summoned back home to pay their final respects to a beloved family member. Shortly after the funeral, however, an already grim situation takes a heart-wrenchingly bleak turn when Sammy falls mysteriously ill and appears to be on the brink of death. Failed by western medicine and desperate to save her ailing child, Sarah seeks out the assistance of a mysterious pharmacist who informs her that young Sammy is now in the grip of a living corpse. With precious little time left to appease the spirits before Ghost Month ends and their child is lost forever, the parents must now accept that fact that forces beyond their comprehension are at work and respond quickly to the demands of the dead before it's too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ernie Barbarash
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
- In Theaters
- Apr 15, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 16, 2008
Critic Reviews
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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.
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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 â" terrible dialogue and cheesy special effects and makeup.
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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.
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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.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a tedious and downright silly piece of work.
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Cast
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Jaime King
as Sarah
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Terry Chen
as Jason
- Pei-pei Cheng
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Regan Oey
as Sammy
- Henry O
- Michael Biehn
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Colin Foo
as Uncle Raymond