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Don't let the put downs deter you. Decide for yourself. This DVD is worth the patience it takes to watch. IF you like the Tomie series, Sixth Sense - etc. - then you will most likely be very pleased with this film. This is a Superb Ghost Story in the tradition of the above - and Ringu! I found it truly moving. It has some truly chilling moments! (The over-the-shoulder-apparition is a classic!) This is a Ten - for me.

Good horror film with a serious plot about people who cannot recover from the losses in their pasts. The film builds up very slowly to build character but also produces some genuinely creepy scenes in the third act. The subplot about the landlord (which also acts as a catalyst for the main character) is a little under-explored, which is a shame, but other than that it's a very accomplished film. More Dark Water than, say, Ju-on: The Grudge.

Also Leslie Chungs last film before he threw himself out of a window...a little spooky considering some of the scenes in this film, which are similar.

This one starts with the old, clichéd premise of horror movies - tormented girl can see scary ghosts. You'd expect the regular, mediocre servings of Asian horror taking place after that. Not in "Inner Senses".

Her psychiatrist, played by Leslie Cheung, doesn't believe in ghosts but is eager to help. Only problem is that he apparently has some psychological issues as well.

To say more than that would be a crime. Suffice it to say that this is a wonderfully crafted movie, that is almost Lynch-ian in its unweaving. Are the ghosts real or just in our minds? Watch and decide.

This movie deserves a second viewing and a lot more praise than it got. I would classify it as a psychological horror, but labels don't do this film justice. Don't expect much gore (thankfully) but there's tension and jumps in all the right places.

This gets extra creepy points because Leslie Cheung actually killed himself a year later. In a way, this movie it is incredibly fitting as his last work - a great one.

This is an above average Asian horror that challenges you to think.

7/10.

"Inner Senses" tells the story of Yan,a young woman seemingly haunted by fleeting images of dead people.Her psychiatrist Jim Law recognizes the source of the girl's problems and eventually helps her to regain equilibrium.With Yan now no longer his patient,the two become close to each other,but Jim's own well-being soon starts to disintegrate and he experiences the sort of inexplicable visions that previously drove Yan to attempt suicide."Inner Senses" is a well-acted and surprisingly creepy horror film that relies more on atmosphere than cheap shocks.Unfortunately Leslie Cheung who played Jim committed suicide a few months after the movie's release.The film,whilst nowhere nearly as creepy as "The Eye" or "Shutter" offers some decent scares.Check it out.8 out of 10.

The film 'Inner Senses' is almost two movies. The first chapter is about a young female college student, Yan, who sees ghosts. Yan moves into a small apartment alone, and begins to have strange hallucinations, so she sees a doctor, Jim, On the behest of her cousin. Through her vulnerability she starts to fall for her doctor, who is also her professor, but they are able to keep a professional relationship, and she actually gets cured through the reconciliation between her and her estranged parents that Jim orchestrates.

The next chapter soon begins though, with Jim and Yan living together, and all is well, until he begins sleepwalking, or rather renews a pattern he lived years ago. He though is in deep denial, and will not believe it is his problem, even when he watches a tape of his nightly activities.

We soon find he is haunted by his own ghosts. The love he outgrew and cast aside in high school, who took her life in a terrible way, never resolved, now demands a forum in the hall of the heart. Will he survive the meeting?

The film is very touching, with intermittent spooks, well placed, without being overdone, with obvious ideas taken from Hideo Nakata, an overall very enjoyable, and moving film about love, loss, self discovery, and the battle of the mind and heart to move on. Slightly sappy at times, the story and acting are good enough to overlook the flaws.

Overall Score 7/10