Review of Jacob's Ladder (1942) by Jon H — 23 Jul 2018
Jacob's Ladder has attained cult status and rightly so- this is a haunting psychological horror film with some surreal imagery and scenes which will make you distinctly squirm. Tim Robbins plays Vietnam vet who is suffering from perhaps post traumatic disorder or something else.
He realizes that almost the entirety of his battalion is also going through something similar. He decides to make sense of this and get answers. As mentioned earlier the images are surreal and terrifying as is the slow descent into madness that we as audiences feel.
The tone is suitably dreary with low lights, dripping rain and shadows. Go watch Jacob's Ladder to be creeped out.(An underrated horror that needs to be discovered).
This review of Jacob's Ladder (1942) was written by Jon H on 23 Jul 2018.
Jacob's Ladder has generally received positive reviews.
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