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Jacob's Ladder
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Adrian Lyne's JACOB'S LADDER moves in time and space between Vietnam and New York with hallucinatory force. Something bad...
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Adrian Lyne's JACOB'S LADDER moves in time and space between Vietnam and New York with hallucinatory force. Something bad happened on the Mekong Delta on October 6 1971 and it is still affecting war veteran Jacob Tim Robbins in Brooklyn as he attempts to live a normal life with coworker and girlfriend Jezzie Elizabeth Pea. Louis Danny Aiello an understanding chiropractor tries to help him cope with his nightmarish visions--some of which occur at night while others intrude into his daily life. When Jacob gets a call from Paul Pruitt Taylor Vince who was with him in Vietnam it seems that Jacob is not alone in his visions. The film offers impressive and compelling performances by Pea Aiello no ordinary chiropractor and Ving Rhames and Eriq La Salle the latter of ER as Jacob's comrades from Vietnam. Macaulay Culkin appears uncredited as Jacob's young son Gabe.
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Adrian Lyne's Jacob's Ladder
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Pros: great direction, great script, great performances
Cons: ending is a bit too expository Read More at Epinions.com
Jacob the stranger; Tim Robbins in Jacob's Ladder
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Pros: performance, script, direction
Cons: few Read More at Epinions.com
A masterpiece....but, you better understand The Book of Genesis (28:1119).... ha!
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Pros: Multi layered, ambiguitous plotline / Tim Robbin's performance
Cons: Frustrating if you're used to being fed easy movies to understand
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This film is for those of you that love to be intellectually challenged by movies which exhibit a GREATER level of understanding of the MIDDLE, rather than, the ending.
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Nightmares come true sometimes
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Pros: really scary and intelligent: Robbins is great
Cons: some people don't like "twist" endings of films Read More at Epinions.com
Jacob's Ladder - A Step Up in Thrillers
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Pros: Quintessential psycho thriller movie, good plot, acting and direction
Cons: Doesn't need to have to explain itself Read More at Epinions.com
Adrian Lyne, where has this film been all my life?
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Pros: Creative and intense
Cons: nothing much at all
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This piece of art isn't for everyone, especially if you are easily depressed, easily disturbed, or have a short attention span.
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A haunting psychological masterpiece
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Pros: Original, scary, and a knockout of an ending!
Cons: None that I can see.
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JACOB'S LADDER is a movie for those you enjoy films that make you think, such as THE SIXTH SENSE and VANILLA SKY.
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"No, your other right."
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Pros: believable special effects, plot/theme/ideas behind the story
Cons: certain aspects of the plot, disturbing ideas the movie presents which could be terrifyingly true.
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If you're ready to question your perceptions of life, watch this movie. If you're not, stick with something a little more "Disney". This movie is a big fat red pill.
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Jacob's Ladder (1990, R)
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Pros: The most frightening psychological thriller in a decade.
Cons: None. Read More at Epinions.com
Freaky, scary, trippy
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Pros: fast-paced, good cinematography
Cons: not for the faint of heart Read More at Epinions.com
A movie for a mindspin
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Pros: Enveloping plot, keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat
Cons: Needs to be watched twice to get it all Read More at Epinions.com
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