Digger review: Tom Cruise takes the 'biggest risk of his career' in this 'love-it-or-hate-it' folly ★★★★☆

Key Points:

• Tom Cruise stars as Digger Rockwell, a balding, paunchy Texan oil tycoon in "Digger," a divisive, satirical eco-comedy directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, marking the weirdest and most conceptually challenging film of Cruise's career.
• The film critiques environmental negligence as Rockwell dismisses the consequences of his company's drilling, which triggers a catastrophic iceberg threatening major cities with flooding, highlighting the realism of climate disaster scenarios.
• "Digger" features a strong supporting cast including John Goodman as the US president and Riz Ahmed as a concerned scientist, portraying a tense political response filled with denial, military plans, and media manipulation.
• Despite its high-profile director and star, the film's eccentric style and blunt political message make it a likely commercial flop, with many viewers expected to avoid it or walk out early, though it may gain appreciation as a daring art-house experiment.
• The film includes two surprising high-concept twists and a bold performance by Cruise, but its excesses and length may challenge audiences; it opens in US and UK cinemas on 2 October.