Jacob's Ladder

This reimagining is more focused on paranoia and the relationship between Jacob and Isaac than it is creating a terrifying metaphor for PTSD, and the horror element is largely forgotten. It doesn't really offer any depth beyond that, either.

Only the commitment from the always-solid Michael Ealy saves it from being one of the worst movies of the year.

The new "Jacob's Ladder" plays like a half-hearted sketch of the movie it could have been.

The new "Jacob's Ladder" is less strange and scary, and more mindlessly action-packed. It doesn't feel like a dream. It's more like hearing a stranger describe a dream.

A shabby, low-rent thriller with a few vaguely interesting ideas and an ensemble that deserves better material.

As the plot moves forward, it loses interest in the metaphysical torment that made the original so gripping.

This was disrespectful... not a film that can stand by itself.

While it's a competent production overall, Jacob's Ladder redux is ultimately pointless, just an inferior spin on the original that is the latest in a long line of unnecessary, ineffectual horror remakes.

There is no love or admiration of this remake in the writing or material provided. Writers Jeff Buhler and Sarah Thorpe showcase no real interest in evolving the content nor adapting anything to the present day, even if it is set within it.

Resembles the blandest of Lifetime Originals dressed up with cut-rate J-horror flourishes.