Perverse Hallucination | Movie Review

After the highly successful films such as 9 1/2 weeks and Fatal Attraction, in 1990 Adrian Lyne directed the psychological thriller/horror film Jacob's Ladder, an original and disorienting work that deals with the drama of Vietnam and the arduous reintegration of veterans into society.
Into this depressing backdrop of post-war shock comes an extraordinary Tim Robbins whose exemplary performance effectively embodies a victim tormented by hallucinations and stuck in a dimension caught between dream and reality.

Drawing dark and delirious atmospheres, Adrian Lyne's film also tilts into the horror genre not only because of the hellish visions that grip the Vietnam veteran but because of the psychological distress that wears him down and pushes him into a kind of limbo where madness and despair lodge.
Jacob's Ladder thus turns into an oppressive and painful journey into the mind of a man traumatized by the horrors of war.

The constant oscillations between the real world and hallucination are blurred with flashbacks and surreal visions that distort the story, swallowing it with angst and a crescendo of tension that reaches its climax in the chilling finale. Undoubtedly Jacob's Ladder gives nightmarish visions and memorable sequences in which the feelings of the protagonist, a man increasingly confused and unable to distinguish reality from fiction, resurface.

hallucination-perverseCharacterized by unparalleled charm, Jacob's Ladder is a film with impeccable direction and a complex but engaging screenplay and, above all, devoid of dead time.
Dazzlingly, the film succeeds in conveying the pain triggered by the drama and also the chills associated with a chilling reality in which true horror lurks, proving to be a remarkable work.

Plot: Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) is a Vietnam veteran in the grip of horrific hallucinations. Haunted by devastating and gory images, the man will attempt to investigate his past. Awaiting him, however, will be a violent and hellish descent into madness that will prevent him from distinguishing reality from fiction.

In the cast of Jacob's Ladder (USA - 1990), in addition to Tim Robbins, also features Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Patricia Kalember, Eriq La Salle, Ving Rhames, Brian Tarantina, Anthony Alessandro, and Brent Hinkley.
The screenplay, on the other hand, is by Bruce Joel Rubin (You Should Have Been Dead, Ghost - Phantom).
Jacob's Ladder is loosely based on the short story "An accident at the Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce.

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Distributed by CG Entertainment, Jacob's Ladder (aka Jacob's Ladder) is available on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray limited edition.
The special features section includes "A Vision" by Adrian Lyne & Bruce Joel Rubin, Cutscenes, Making of and Original Trailer of the film.

BLU-RAY EDITION:
VIDEO: HD 1080 24p 16/9 1.85:1
LENGTH: 113′
AUDIO: Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, Original Dolby Digital 5.1, Original DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
N. DISKS: 1
SUBTITLES: Italian, Italian for the Deaf.
EXTRA: "A Vision" by Adrian Lyne & Bruce Joel Rubin, Cutscenes, Making of, Original Trailer

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Barbara Torretti
Barbara Torretti
Editor and moderator of the DarkVeins community. Passionate about horror cinema, I also do reviews and interviews pertaining to the film, music and art circuit.

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