{
  "id": 10725374,
  "title": "‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/digger-review-tom-cruise-gives-110-in-this-powerless-self-adulating",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/reviews/digger-review-tom-cruise/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Warner Bros. invested heavily in Alejandro González Iñárritu's \"Digger,\" a satirical film that received a lukewarm response. The movie centers around an oil tycoon, portrayed by Tom Cruise, who only cares about money and his cat. Digger Rockwell, the villain, ignores warnings about his drilling operations in Greenland, leading to catastrophic consequences. The film's production design is praised, but the story lacks depth and is criticized for being overly simplistic. Tom Cruise delivers a strong performance, but the overall film is seen as self-indulgent and lacking in substance.",
  "summary": "Alejandro González Iñárritu’s smug, self-aware social commentary plays like a bad ‘SNL’ sketch with delusions of grandeur The post ‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}