Jacob's Ladder

good war/psychological thriller

i really didn't know much about jacob's ladder going in, but i knew it looked very interesting. tim robbins is a vietnam vet who sees demons and doesn't know what is real and what is not. is he dead? did the government use chemicals to fuck up his brain in nam? is he really dating the smoking hot Elizabeth Peña? well, the movie explains things pretty well, and much better than most of the hollywood crap coming out these days. tim robbins is great as usual. jason alexander and macauley culkin have small parts in it as well. i love that creepy kid.