Critics deliver their verdict on Tom Cruise's latest film 'Digger' - The News International

Tom Cruise transformed himself into an unrecognizable old oil tycoon, and critics are divided over his new movie, Digger, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

Some emphatically praised the film, calling it bold. But others slammed it for being a self-indulgent disaster.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “A climate crisis satire so smug and bombastic it makes Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up seem almost innocuous."

While IndieWire noted, “Digger is a mega-budget Dr. Strangelove riff so detached from human truth that its most believable character is a one-eyed animatronic cat named Maggie — a VistaVision satire so high-concept that it would be more accurate to measure its running time in altitude than minutes."

The New York Post was equally brutal, writing, “[Cruise’] first real stinker in nearly 10 years … Audiences will urgently want to leave after the first five minutes … this is not simply a case of poor Tom being trapped in a lousy movie. He’s just not very good, even as a cartoony caricature with no depth."

However, the review in The Empire was positive for Cruise, praising his performance.

"Cruise emerges with a win, reminding us how riveting he can be as an actor, not just as a movie star.”

Similarly, Deadline's review also raved about Cruise's acting skills in Digger.

“For me it is like a return to the kind of adventurous films in cinema’s groundbreaking era of the 70’s, but it isn’t easily defined … [Cruise’s] range is undeniable but here it is off the charts, especially in a stunning 10 minute monologue Digger delivers that admits guilt but seeks to place the blame collectively on all of us."