They Wait 2007

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. Read more

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 a" terrible dialogue and cheesy special effects and makeup. Read more

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. Read more