Inner Senses

I just watched Inner Senses and it starts as a ghost story but becomes something much deeper. The film follows Yan, a young woman who sees ghosts everywhere and keeps moving to escape them. When she moves into a new apartment haunted by memories of past tenants, her worried brother-in-law sends her to psychiatrist Jim Law, played by Leslie Cheung. What begins as therapy slowly turns into a haunting journey for both of them.

At first, Jim treats Yan’s visions as emotional trauma. He believes ghosts are just creations of guilt and fear. Yan, broken by loneliness and family problems, starts to trust him and their bond grows in quiet, gentle ways. But then the story takes a sharp turn. The doctor who once saved her begins losing control of his own mind as his past comes back to haunt him. Suddenly the film shifts from Yan’s ghosts to Jim’s inner demons.

Leslie Cheung gives one of his most powerful performances here. Jim starts calm and confident but you slowly see cracks in his perfect image. There’s real pain behind his eyes that feels deeply personal. Karena Lam matches him perfectly in one of her early roles, playing Yan as frightened and fragile but also warm. Their connection feels genuine and heartbreaking to watch.

The film looks beautiful in a quiet, eerie way. Yan’s apartment is dark and heavy with sadness while Jim’s home is clean and modern, like he’s trying to shut out the past. The contrast shows that you can’t really escape what’s inside you no matter how neat your world looks. The fear doesn’t come from jump scares but from tension and what you imagine in the silences.

The second half gets deeply unsettling when Jim starts seeing his own ghosts. The atmosphere grows cold and tense with long silences that make you hold your breath. Even small details, like the lonely landlord waiting for his dead family to return, make the story feel human rather than just spooky.

While it borrows ideas from The Sixth Sense, Inner Senses stands out because of its emotion. It’s about grief, guilt, and the parts of ourselves we try to hide. Knowing about Leslie Cheung’s real-life death soon after filming adds a painful layer that makes it even more unforgettable.