Inner Senses (Special Edition)
by Chi-Leung Law
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Actor: Kar Yan Lam, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Poon, Valerie Chow, Waise LeeDirector: Chi-Leung Law
Brand: TAI Seng Entertainment
Cinematographer: Kwok-Man Keung
Writer: Chi-Leung Law
Producer: Tung-Shing Yee
Writer: Tung-Shing Yee
Writer: Sin Ling Yeung
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-21
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tai Seng
DVD Reviews of Inner Senses (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Not that great, but worth checking out if you like horror
Summary: 3 Stars
Here is an interesting concept...an Asian remake of an American Hollywood horror film. "Inner Senses" is a remake, or, as they call it, an "homage" to "The Sixth Sense." With all the negative attention surrounding Hollywood remaking Asian horror, I'm surprised this has slipped under the radar. It's not a terrible film, but it certainly isn't as good as "The Sixth Sense." So where's the outrage?
The little kid who runs around whispering, "I see dead people!" is replaced by a twenty-something single woman, who also sees dead people and is in therapy for it. I could read into this and say something about how significant it is that they equated a child with an unmarried woman, and back up my gripe with the fact that as soon as she gets a boyfriend, she inexplicably stops seeing dead people. But instead I'll just be really passive-aggressive and off-handedly mention how I could have talked about that if I wanted to.
Leslie Cheung plays a psychologist who believes that people see ghosts only because they are engrained in society's collective consciousness. If society stopped believing in, and talking about ghosts, no one would see them again. One day he gets a phone call from his colleague who wants to arrange for him to meet with his wife's cousin, who sees ghosts, which greatly interferes with her life. They set up an appointment for him to see her as a patient. His friend says on the phone, "I have a real beauty for you to meet," and after the first meeting, it is revealed that the friend and his wife arranged this appointment to set the duo up on a date.
Now I know setting people up can be awkward, because nobody really looks forward to a blind date. But since when is this the right way to hook two people up? Never mind the RIGHT way, since when is this even a WAY to hook two people up at all? I know the conventional way would have been boring for the audience, and they were obviously going for the doctor/patient relationship present (in a completely different way) in "The Sixth Sense." But since doctors are technically not supposed to get involved with their patients, wouldn't it have made more sense for them to fall for each other and want to start a relationship and have their friends be against it, instead of the other way around?
Despite its ridiculously stupid and implausible nature, the plan works, and the doctor and the patient are soon in a montage sequence that is supposed to indicate that they are "falling in love." Oh, you know, stuff like...she's eating an ice cream cone and gets it all over her face, and he thinks it's cute...if only they had that BJ Thomas song, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," or some such hideous early 60s pop song playing in the background, it would complete the mood. (disclaimer: I'm fully aware that "Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head" isn't actually a love song, but somehow it fits. Even Neil Diamond doesn't have anything cornball enough to fit with this scene.)
Once the patient and doctor are thoroughly into each other, she moves in, and is cured of ever seeing dead people. But strange things begin to happen to the doctor....
As you can imagine, the surprise ending is not what it is in the Sixth Sense. I must admit, I didn't see it coming, although sadly, it's not that interesting. Most annoyingly, they don't explain why the female character magically stops being haunted by ghosts. (I have to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it's not because they think all women are crazy unless they get a boyfriend.)
The most depressing and creepy thing about the film is actually a morbid coincidence--the scene in which Leslie Chueng's character is being tormented by the ghost into jumping off a tall building. In the cast bio on the DVD, it is revealed that this is the way in which he committed suicide shortly after completing this film.
"Inner Senses" gets three stars, because it does have it's moments. The woman's landlord had a family that died several years ago. His character, who still talks about them as if they will come home one day, and the atmosphere in the house make for some great scenes. The images of the spirits are all well done, and have some fun creepy moments. This is certainly no "Juon," but if you're a fan of this type of thing, it's worth a look.
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