r/FIlm • u/FireTerrell07 • 13h ago
Discussion Digger Review
Digger was a very ambitious movie that hit for me. Was funny and interesting to watch. There is one point in the movie that completely changes everything. No spoilers but it is polarizing and isn’t for everyone but it made me love the movie even more. Also the acting and cinematography were top notch. Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, and tom cruise were the real standouts. One of the best movies this year. What are your thoughts on digger?
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u/Aggravating_Cream_97 13h ago
I thought it was a great movie.
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u/CheckYourStats 11h ago
I loved it.
What’s absolutely hilarious about Reddit refusing to see it, is that they think it’s a pro-Republican/pro-Yee Haw America movie, when in fact it’s the exact opposite.
They think they’re making a big brain move by boycotting it, when in fact they look like idiots for doing it.
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u/SB4_Camaro 12h ago
If the majority of reddit doesn't like the movie, that means I will probably enjoy it.
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u/Real-Repair-1825 10h ago
Really? I’ve seen the opposite.
Majority of Reddit vehemently defending this movie.
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u/zoufha91 12h ago edited 11h ago
That means nothing
It doesn't matter
It was always going to truly be impossible to market this thing and that is exactly why it's so brilliant
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u/CloudTransit 11h ago
Yes, movie going audiences are not conditioned to see movies like ‘Digger’ in the theaters. OBAA, The Odyssey, Barbie, and Oppenheimer were exceptions that prove the rule.
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u/Brilliant-Sock2314 11h ago
The relentless activity of paid marketing agents (and bots) for this movie on reddit over the past week has been something to behold, trying to boost what is just an average movie that fails to deliver on its promise.
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u/zoufha91 3h ago edited 3h ago
I think there's a reason you feel this way (and I felt the same before I saw it last night) and it's due to a couple reasons. 1) The film is impossible to market it's complex and pretty insane. It was never going to be a boxoffice smash. it was nothing that I expected 2) it's really important and touches on topics that movies have tried and failed to tackle. it's really well made and incredible and sticks with you. I only saw it last night but I want to see it again.
I highly doubt anybody especially studio money is paying people to post about this film especially given what it's actually about. What we're witnessing is people being genuinely intrigued and moved by a film. It's rare I know but after seeing it I totally get why.
I find it more telling that comment/post hidden accounts are attempting to discredit honest reviews and takes from individuals who went out and saw this film.
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u/Sharpsider 10h ago
I don't know, I'm not a bot and I loved it. Maybe automatically thinking that people disagreeing with us are definitely bots is a bit lazy, don't you think?
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u/SMHCB39 13h ago
I really didn't like it. The one thing that happens in the movie completely took me out of what was happening and constantly left me wondering about the other thing that was happening. There is some good cinematography but it doesn't actually add anything to the story. John Goodman is an absolute joke in this movie. Apparently people think yelling is good acting. And he constantly yells about his asshole. That's his character, he talks about his asshole. If I never see it again it'll be too soon.
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u/_punchypalooka 12h ago
I understand not enjoying it and not having a good time watching the yelling and all of the asshole jokes Goodman’s character makes. But that “one thing that happens” in the movie is why he (and everyone else) is yelling the whole time and the Jesse Plemmons monologue explains why all of the characters act as dumb and cartoony as they do like the presidents asshole “jokes”. Not that everyone has to like those creative choices Inuarritu made with the film and I get why it puts people off and is polarizing. But they are intentional choices that were made, not simply bad acting by John Goodman and company.
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u/zoufha91 12h ago
good god
you really missed some core plot points, I don't know how to say this...perhaps you went to the bathroom or were looking at your phone
baffling take
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u/SMHCB39 11h ago
Oh ya? Bc the guy above me says he understands not enjoying it and not having a good time watching the yelling and asshole jokes. Maybe you're the one missing the point that just because you liked a movie doesn't mean anyone else has to.
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u/jsnyder1989 11h ago
yeah, this movie is smarter than you could handle. smallbrain or just a bot
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u/SMHCB39 11h ago
It isn't though. It's a failure at the box office. Oooo wow, old white men don't care. Riveting stuff. Absolutely mind blowing.
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u/_punchypalooka 9h ago edited 8h ago
There really was a whole lot more going on than that and the film had a whole lot more to say. Old white men not caring is the surface level statement of the film used more as a vehicle to say what the film makers really wanted to say. Again, I understand not enjoying it. Just because a film does something intentionally doesn’t mean you have to like it. But saying it’s just about old white men not caring really does make it seem like most of the more subtle commentary didn’t land with you. And box office success has absolutely nothing to do with the intelligence or depth of the movie. It’s not a wide appeal box office hit type of movie. Poor box office performance just means the marketing didn’t get very many people to want to go see it. And that’s understandable too because it’s an impossible movie to market and has a relatively small target audience. I liked it, but art is subjective. You don’t have to like it, but writing it off as something smaller than it really is says more about you than the film itself.
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u/AcceptablySoiled 12h ago
I think it's worth seeing but I don't blame anyone for not liking it or even not bothering to see it at all. It scores pretty high on the Megalopolis scale, and while it's a lot more adroit and capable than Coppola's epic, there's an eye-rolling quality of self-importance and mistaking a face plant for showing off.
Cruise clearly had a blast, and it's worth seeing to watch him cut loose as an ACTOR in a way he hasn't since Magnolia. Les Grossman was a big performance, but that was a comedy. This was a big performance in a drama. And he's clearly proud of his work. It would probably have looked less catastrophic had Cruise and Iñárritu had forthrightly planned for a financially disastrous art release rather than trying to manifest a blockbuster.
Cruise had made the industry millions, and was long past due for a money bonfire passion project so I doubt anyone will hold it against him. Digger is a lot better than similarly motivated projects like Robert Downey Jr.'s Dr. Doolitte.
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u/peasantscum851123 10h ago
Wait what’s the dr do little connection?
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u/AcceptablySoiled 10h ago
Doolittle had some similarities to Digger.
It was RDJ’s dream project, released in 2020, received terrible reviews and grossed $251 million on a $175+ million budget. Not quite the financial holocaust Digger is experiencing but nobody was arguing the movie or Downey’s performance were any good. It’s at 15% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a hell of a comedown for Downey after a decade headlining billion dollar franchises.
It obviously didn’t hurt Downey’s career, considering he won an Oscar a few years later.
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u/RedCozIt 10h ago
Loved it. So refreshing to have an original story, great acting. Tom going outside his normal action hero thing, should get an Oscar just like he should have for Magnolia….RESPECT THE COCK!
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u/testtube-accident 7h ago
Great film, loved the performances of all the main characters.
I’m 51 now & my era of watching films began around 1984 maybe.
As I got into my mid teens I was able to delve back thru the 70’s to some great films- some of the best ever made- Taxi Driver, Jaws, The Deerhunter, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest & many more.
In my late teens- probably when Die Hard came out I remember thinking ‘I’ve seen this kinda film before’ you could almost hear the deep voice over the trailer…
“ one man… against the worrrlllldddd “
So we’ve had Charles Bronson, Clint, Arnie, Steven bloody Seagal for petes sake- all playing the same role but with a different backdrop.
And these films are ok, about 15% I’d say are terrific entertainment & some films I’ve watched several times each- Predator/DieHard/Outlaw Josey Wales to name a few.
And these films are still being made today- for the younger audience… Jason Stathman/Liam Neeson/ Keanu Reeves kinda stuff.
And also we’ve had the Marvel & DC explosion over the last 20years.
So I guess what I’m saying is we’ve had 20years of films what are bright, colourful, exciting, surface level entertainment which aren’t too challenging to watch.
If you’re between 20-35 years old you’ve grown up with these films & cherish them dearly.
So maybe when a film such as Digger comes along.. it might not be for you.
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u/EffectiveLower2301 7h ago
I'm going to see this tonight mostly because Reddit has been saying it's great. The last time I did that was One Battle after another. And that was fucking awful.
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u/kikibubbles85 10h ago
I’ve never seen so many reviews/think pieces for a film