Digger review: Tom Cruise is fantastic, but you might hate the film
This climate morality tale suggests that director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and his audience are engaging in the same self-satisfied ritual that got us into this real-life mess in the first place. Of using high-minded entertainment to point out, and joke about, our impending doom, as if that alone is admirable. As if that could change anything at all.
Tom Cruise has long been known for his charisma, incredible stunt-work, and refusal to age, defining the American hero in his roles in films like Top Gun, A Few Good Men, and Jerry Maguire. He has been nominated for an Academy Award three times, twice for Best Actor, and once for Best Supporting Actor. However, Digger, directed by Alejandro Iñárritu, presents a challenge for Cruise to win his first Academy Award.
In the film, Cruise plays the role of Tom Digger Rockwell, an oil tycoon who has become an environmental disaster after a drilling site in Greenland causes ecological damage. Cruise undergoes a significant transformation, using prosthetics to make him look older, fatter, and bald, which is successful but not enough to save the film from its preachy nature and lack of humor.
Despite a strong supporting cast, including John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Jesse Plemons, and Michael Stuhlbarg, the film's focus on environmental issues and its heavy-handed approach make it an unsuitable candidate for an Oscar win.
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