Directed by David M. Rosenthal. Written by Jeff Buhler, Sarah Thorpe and Jake Wade Wall. Starring Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie, Guy Barnet, Joseph Sikora and Karla Souza.
Plot: after the brother he thought was dead returns home from war, a doctor struggles to maintain his sanity.
When the lead writer has done The Midnight Meat Train (ugh) and the remake to Pet Sematary (double ugh), I should really not expect much going in, but I kept hope alive. I am now saddened that I even turned it on. Let me try to explain the plot a little.
Jacob Singer (Ealy), a surgeon, used to be in the army. His brother, Isaac (Williams), was also in the army and died overseas in Afghanistan. Once home with his wife, Samantha (Beharie) and their son, he begins to have disturbing nightmares. Then, he meets a man named Paul (Sikora) who tells him his brother is alive. Following the directions of Paul, he finds Isaac and that’s when things get goddamned ridiculous.
This is NOT a remake, it is a reimagining. It is a completely different story than the original movie. Prepare to be disappointed if you enjoyed the first as I did. There was a great cast of people I have watched happily do other things, but in this, they faltered. And I’m not even sure what this movie was trying to say, but I think an idea was buried somewhere under all the bullshit. Watch at your own risk.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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2 thoughts on “Jacob’s Ladder (2019)”
Thanks for the review and mentioning the comparison, or lack thereof, to the original. I’ve read what this was about a few times and wondered if they just used the name or if it was a reboot. Seems they just used the name and went a different spin with it. I hate when that happens and don’t understand why they don’t just make it an independent movie with an independent name. Mike’s Ladder, Fred’s Ladder, there’s plenty of names out there to choose from. I would have been pissed if I went in wanting to see an updated version of the original with better visuals, just to be tricked into seeing a flop.
Thanks for the review and mentioning the comparison, or lack thereof, to the original. I’ve read what this was about a few times and wondered if they just used the name or if it was a reboot. Seems they just used the name and went a different spin with it. I hate when that happens and don’t understand why they don’t just make it an independent movie with an independent name. Mike’s Ladder, Fred’s Ladder, there’s plenty of names out there to choose from. I would have been pissed if I went in wanting to see an updated version of the original with better visuals, just to be tricked into seeing a flop.
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It is so much a flop. I can’t recommend it at all. And I was so hoping for the best because I really like the actors involved.
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