Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Blasted as 'Laugh-Free Turd' in Scathing Review

Tom Cruise's new film, "Digger," directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, has been met with overwhelmingly negative reviews, with one critic labeling it a "laugh-free turd" that will have audiences "stampeding out." The movie, which stars Cruise as a Texas oil tycoon, is criticized for its "rage-inducing" nature stemming not from its environmental themes but from what is perceived as the "enormous egos" of Cruise and Iñárritu blinding them to the film's flaws.

"Digger" marks Cruise's first time playing an original character since 1996's "Jerry Maguire." His portrayal of Digger Rockwell, an "oil barron" with a "yee haw!" persona, is described as a "silly and annoying sidekick" who is given too much screen time. The film's plot involves Digger ignoring warnings about a methane gas leak at an arctic drilling site, leading to an ice shelf the size of Washington D.C. breaking off and heading towards Europe.

Despite having elements of a prestige hit, including an A-list star in prosthetics, a significant topic, and an Oscar-winning director, "Digger" is said to lack "a single funny joke or even half-believable moment." The review notes "obnoxious shouting in hokey Southern accents" and a "hundred indistinguishable grayscale cast members." The film reportedly features a major twist about 30 minutes in, which Warner Bros. has asked critics not to reveal. However, the reviewer suggests that this twist leads to a series of "self-protective actions by the filmmakers," making the audience question if the film is intentionally bad.

President Compson, played by John Goodman, is described as the "best part of the movie," but even his performance is constrained by the material. The film's dialogue is characterized by yelling, and a scene involving Digger and a scientist named Ganesh (Riz Ahmed) discussing the ethics of tuna sushi is cited as an example of the film's flat humor.

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