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For those of you who don't know: the original Jacob's Ladder, released in 1990 and directed by Adrian Lyne, is my favorite horror movie. One of my favorite movies of all time, period. I'm also a big fan of the Silent Hill videogame franchise, which was hugely influenced by this movie. So I was bound to go into the remake a little biased.
Honest opinion: It's . . . fine. Not great, not terrible. Just . . . fine. A little boring and predictable, maybe. But the acting is solid across the board, the cinematography is clean, the pacing is balanced, and it kept my attention for the duration of its runtime.
However. Because I am coming at this as a fan of the original, I was definitely paying WAY more attention than I needed to.
( Let me explain. )
Honest opinion: It's . . . fine. Not great, not terrible. Just . . . fine. A little boring and predictable, maybe. But the acting is solid across the board, the cinematography is clean, the pacing is balanced, and it kept my attention for the duration of its runtime.
However. Because I am coming at this as a fan of the original, I was definitely paying WAY more attention than I needed to.
( Let me explain. )