Digger first reviews: Tom Cruise’s apocalyptic satire is brilliant or a mess, depending on who you ask
Tom Cruise has hung off the side of a moving Airbus, scaled the tallest building on Earth and flown his own fighter jets. For his latest stunt he is trying something with even less margin for error: making the apocalypse funny. Judging by the first wave of reactions to Digger , Alejandro González Iñárritu's pitch-black satire, nobody can agree whether he stuck the landing. The film screened for…
Tom Cruise has taken on a new challenge with his latest film, Digger, which is a pitch-black satire on the apocalypse. After screenings in New York, Los Angeles, and London, critics are divided on whether the film is brilliant or a mess. The film stars Cruise as Digger Rockwell, a flamboyant oil tycoon whose company's drilling in Greenland has released a dangerous plume of methane and knocked an ice shelf loose from a glacier.
The ice shelf is now drifting towards Europe, where it could trigger a tsunami and catastrophic consequences on a continental scale. The film's premise, which revolves around a doomsday device powered by crude oil, has sparked debate among critics. Some praise the film for being one of the boldest studio films ever made, while others call it a mess.
The film features a star-studded cast, including Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons. The film's ambition and visual inventiveness have been lauded, while others argue that the story tilts too heavily towards zany spectacle, resulting in a lack of depth and nuance. Despite the mixed reviews, Cruise's performance and the film's visual style have been praised, making it a must-see for fans of the actor.
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