Jacob's Ladder (2019 film)

Jacob's Ladder is a 2019 American psychological horror film directed by David M. Rosenthal and written by Jeff Buhler and Sarah Thorp.

A remake of the 1990 film of the same name, it stars Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie, Karla Souza, and Guy Burnet.

"After losing his brother in combat, soldier Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan — only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia.

"[3] In 2013, The Midnight Meat Train screenwriter Jeff Buhler was reported to be writing a script for LD Entertainment's new version of Jacob's Ladder.

[4][15] In April 2016, Jesse Williams and Nicole Beharie joined the cast of the film,[5] followed by Guy Burnet and Karla Souza in June.

The site's consensus reads, "A needless remake that quickly loses sight of the themes that elevated the original, this is a Jacob's Ladder that leads straight to nowhere.

"[29] RogerEbert.com's Brian Tallerico gave it 1/4 stars, saying it "has some scary faces and a tacked-on commentary about PTSD and government intervention that feels cheap and unearned.