Review of Jacob's Ladder (1990) by Eli T — 04 Jul 2013
Jacob's Ladder has one very obvious advantage and one very obvious failure. Starting with the good news first, the movie is extremely effective in its spine-tingling creepiness. Not only is the oppressive atmosphere perfectly executed, most of the special effects are also similarly unsettling, such as the debut of the disturbing head rolling of asylum prisoners and hell's inmates.
Jacob's Ladder's very obvious failure, and its ultimate downfall, is the horrendous ending. It completely dismantles the entire movie, discrediting and dismissing everything which came before.
There really isn't anything else to say. It's a well-crafted movie with mostly good performances that is completely disqualified by its moronic denouement.
This review of Jacob's Ladder (1990) was written by Eli T on 04 Jul 2013.
Jacob's Ladder has generally received positive reviews.
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