I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The tag-line for this film is 'First comes the warning. Then comes the mark. Then comes the terror.' Which I think we can all agree is alluring. The film focuses on a young woman called Julia Lund (Laura Regan) who is a psychology student at university. Julia has a friend in her life named Billy (Jon Abrahams) who was a troubled child due to night terrors which Julia herself was afflicted with also. Billy calls Julia while she is with her boyfriend Paul Loomis (Marc Blacas) to ask if she can meet him immediately, because he is having his night terrors again, and is trying to warn her that they're all in danger. Julia sees a mark on Billy's hand that intrigues her but he refuses to talk about it. She then meets two of Billy's friends Terry (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Sam (Ethan Embry) who also used to suffer from night terrors as children and are now having them again. Sam and Terry also possess the mark seen on Billy. Julia tries to understand what is happening by doing a classic research all-nighter. Upon doing so Julia reads through Billy's old diary entries from when he was a child until present day. She reads an entry showing that Billy thought him and his friends had all been marked by something evil when they were children and it now wants them.I think the film can most certainly call itself a mystery. I don't feel it was a particularly good film or worth the watch but I had to watch it to the end to see what was going on, I was so captivated in the storyline and what was going to happen. I had to know. But I feel I still didn't get the conclusion I was hoping for.I feel that the film could have been so much better if they went into the back story more than focusing on what was happening present day, because as a viewer I needed answers. Perhaps the director just wanted to try and get more jumps from the film and more suspense as opposed to getting a great story across. I would not recommend watching this film, I for one would not watch it again. Of course it is up to you if you feel you'd like to give it a chance, but I think you'd be disappointed.*SonyaSays*

First of all, I absolutely believe that this movie is underrated.This movie is somehow different from the other horror movies. It leaves a mark in your mind, you remember this movie. It has a interesting storyline. Acting is not bad. Maybe the ending could be improved and the graphics could have been better. But compared to the movies nowadays "They" should have at least a note of 6,5. It is creepier and more interesting than the young-group-gets-trapped type of movies. Also it has a atmosphere that catches the viewer and forces him/her to lock to the screen.I'd agree to disagree anyone who thinks this movie doesn't worth a 6,5.

This movie had the potential to be good, but unfortunately the execution was really bad. Don't waste your time watching this film. The main character doesn't make believable decisions and her actions are completely stupid and unrealistic - for example no one runs on underground railway tracks! Overall lacking any thrills or jumps - I spent the whole film waiting for something to happen and ended up yelling at it!! The plot, in general, is lacking events or characters (there's pretty much only two). To be honest, I spent most of my time looking at my phone and I missed nothing. Really disappointing. The best bit of the film was when it ended!!

It seems fitting to review a film like "They" so soon after reviewing a film like "The Covenant". Both are PG-13 horror films. Both are about as dumb as rocks. But, unlike "The Covenant", "They" never realizes just how dumb it truly is. Rather, it tries to convince us that it is the scariest film of all-time, but it would be lucky to even be called the scariest film of the day. Packed with uninspired "boo" scares and lots of things that go bump in the night, this film seems to be running on empty right from the starting line, offering only a mish-mash of themes, scenes, and ideas that have been done before and done better by earlier films. I learned from the IMDb that, though only one screenwriter is credited (Brendan Hood), all of his ideas were thrown out by the studio and no less than ten writers assembled the dodgy script that was then turned into this film. It's funny, but not surprising that none of them could come up with a good idea and yet it was Hood who was unwillingly thrown under the bus. Come on, guys. Give credit where credit is due; that way we, at least, know who to blame when the outcome is as bad as "They".Please read my full review on my blog: www.thelastcritic.blogspot.com