Digger review: Tom Cruise gets buried alive in this obnoxious satire
A film critic reviews the new Alejandro González Iñárritu movie 'Digger,' starring Tom Cruise, describing it as an obnoxious and self-satisfied satire. The review highlights the film's failure to connect with the audience, labeling it as pretentious and oblivious to its own flaws.
Why it matters
The review reflects the critical reception of high-profile auteur-driven projects that attempt to deconstruct celebrity culture.
Starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed and John Goodman
There is a moment in Digger , the new Tom Cruise vehicle directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, in which almost every living, breathing, half-thinking moviegoer will groan deeply, throw their hands up in the air, and come face to face with the intense, unblinking urge to flee the theatre not just for the evening, but forever. It just might not be the exact same moment for everyone.
Your particular breaking point, for instance, might arrive when Cruise, who plays an octogenarian Texan oil tycoon named Rockwell Digger, meets an admirer who tells our favourite movie star, point blank, that his performance “sure is fun to watch.”
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