TY  - ADVS
AU  - Lyne,Adrian
AU  - Robbins, Tim.
AU  - Elizabeth Peña
AU  - Danny Aiello
AU  - Matt Craven
AU  - Pruitt Taylor Vince
TI  - Jacob's Ladder
SN  - 0784011168
AV  - DVD 005828 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - USA
PB  - Lions Gate
KW  - Drama
KW  - Fantasy
KW  - SciFi
KW  - Mystery
N2  - Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) thinks he is going insane. Or worse. When his nightmares begin spilling into his waking hours, Jacob believes he is experiencing the aftereffects of a powerful drug tested on him during Vietnam. Or perhaps his posttraumatic stress disorder is worse than most. Whatever is happening to him, it is not good. Director Adrian Lyne sparks our interest and maintains high production values, but this confusing film chokes on its "surprise" ending. It owes much to Ambrose Bierce's haunting and more straightforward story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek." Written by Bruce Joel Rubin, who also explored the "other side" in  Ghost and My Life, it ultimately feels like an exercise in self-indulgence. A spirited performance by Elizabeth Peña outshines Robbins, who is surprisingly lethargic
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