# Tom Cruise’s Digger is branded ‘the biggest risk of his career’ as ‘love it or hate it’ film divides critics with polarising reviews ranging from ‘a masterpiece’ and ‘insufferable’

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- Published: 2026-09-30T15:23:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-30T22:15:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16171677/Tom-Cruise-Digger-biggest-risk-career-divides-critics.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- *Digger* has sharply divided film critics.
- Praise centres on Cruise’s bold performance and the environmental theme.
- Negative reviews describe the film as overblown and ineffective.

## Summary

Tom Cruise’s role as oil tycoon Digger Rockwell in the black comedy *Digger* has split critics, with reactions ranging from enthusiastic praise to sharp criticism. The film, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, was presented as a possible awards contender and marks a striking change from Cruise’s familiar blockbuster roles.

Supportive reviewers praised Cruise’s extravagant performance and the film’s environmental message, while some found its style excessive or its argument about art and catastrophe unresolved. The Daily Mail and BBC gave it four stars, and The Guardian gave it two; The Times reviewer Kevin Maher awarded it one star. The article describes Digger as a tycoon whose actions unknowingly trigger an ecological disaster.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Tom Cruise’s Digger is branded ‘the biggest risk of his career’ as ‘love it or hate it’ film divides critics with polarising reviews ranging from ‘a masterpiece’ and ‘insufferable’](https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16171677/Tom-Cruise-Digger-biggest-risk-career-divides-critics.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Digger’ Ad Fires Back at Critics With Tom Cruise Character Declaring “F**k Those People”](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/digger-ad-negative-reviews-tom-cruise-1236717014/)

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