
Jacob Singer is trying to make sense of his fractured life and memories. Plagued by hallucinations, flashbacks, and conspiracies, he struggles down a path to enlightenment from these manic strains. With nothing but support from friends and loved ones will he be able to push through the haze of his PTSD.... (Full plot summary below)
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Jacob Singer is trying to make sense of his fractured life and memories. Plagued by hallucinations, flashbacks, and conspiracies, he struggles down a path to enlightenment from these manic strains. With nothing but support from friends and loved ones will he be able to push through the haze of his PTSD.
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| Seattle TimesJohn HartlFor hours and days after you've seen it, you'll still be putting it together in your head. While all of it is gripping, it doesn't come together until the final scene, which is jolting, transcendent, unexpected yet inevitable. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckaySome of the most disturbing things you've ever seen in a horror film . . . should you have a problem with sleeping too well at night, try watching this movie a few times |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe ending of Jacob's Ladder, when it finally arrives, is, like much of the film, both quaint and devastating. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis movie left me reeling with turmoil and confusion, with feelings of sadness and despair. Those are the notes it strives for. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankePretentious tripe from Adrian Lyne with a plotline not unlike the 'surprise' of The Sixth Sense. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittTim Robbins gives a strong performance in this first-class horror yarn, which has a surprisingly strong political edge. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliI wouldn't go so far as to classify Jacob's Ladder as a masterpiece, but it is smart and compelling and unquestionably worth a first or second look. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrTrue to his resume, director Lyne produces a frenetic battery of visceral images, ominous music and that ol' faithful standby, the eerie background chorus. To give Lyne his relentless due, this does make for some heart-thumping moments. But it also causes Ladder to fall ultimately flat on its surrealistic face, the victim of too many fake-art sequences. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyIf you're squeamish, stay away. But risk missing a great film. |
| Empire MagazineMark DinningAdmittedly it is sporadic and at times even rambling, but when it succeeds ... the results are positively haunting. |