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Jacob's Ladder
Why this pick
Its traumatised veteran protagonist, unstable sense of reality, and nightmarish institutional imagery closely echo The Jacket’s mournful, paranoid psychological descent.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2005 2h 5m DEU
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After miraculously recovering from an apparently fatal bullet wound to the head, Gulf War veteran Jack Starks returns to Vermont in 1992, suffering from periods of amnesia. While walking, he sees a young girl, Jackie, and her alcoholic mother in despair beside their broken-down truck. Starks and Jackie quickly form a certain affinity; she asks him to give her his dogtags and he does so. He gets the truck started for them and continues on his way. Shortly after, a man driving along the same highway gives Jack a ride and they get pulled over by a policeman.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Adrien Brody
Jack Starks
Kris Kristofferson
Dr. Thomas Becker
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Dr. Beth Lorenson
Kelly Lynch
Jean Price
Brendan Coyle
Damon
Laura Marano
Young Jackie
Jason Lewis
Officer Harrison
Richard Dillane
Captain Medley