Release date: October 2, 2026 (USA)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producers: Tom Cruise, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mary Parent
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Screenplay: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Sabina Berman, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris
Story by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Sabina Berman, Jez Butterworth
Knew nothing about this movie going in – Heard it’s like Marmite: you’ll either love it or hate it…let’s discuss!
I’ll keep it as spoiler-free as possible to not ruin your experience
The parts I loved about this movie were when it leaned into what felt like a Wes Anderson film. I’d have loved this being condensed down to a shorter film. The ending was honestly awesome and worth checking this movie out for the greater discussion… but the journey into the second hour was incredibly long and had me checking out. Until that ending, I was hoping to have gotten out along with the cat…
Story tidbit without spoilers… Tom Cruise is playing Digger, a generational member of the diggers. Having ignored all the warnings, he’s now faced with the consequences of this lack of action. From the get-go, I loved the artistic vision of this film. It’s what screamed Wes Anderson to me. Combined with a great soundtrack, the intro had me curious about what’s to come.
There are moments of laughter and comedy, but the scenes felt long and far apart. It’s funny watching Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible being amongst the action. To watching him react to the consequences on screen that are behind the lens we’re peering into. If you dig the movie, I can see people watching this feature again with the knowledge you gain from your first experience.
But I won’t be touching on that to keep this relatively spoiler-free.
With that, I have 2 scores: overall, I’d say to wait for streaming; as a Popped score, 5.5/10. There’s a lot of enjoyment here and great discussion points. Sadly, the movie is just too long to stay entertaining, even if the ending was worth seeing. I enjoy Marmite on toast specifically; sadly, Digger wasn’t presented on toast. The presentation was there, but the delivery didn’t work for me.
Appreciate you taking the time to come by Popped for your movie “reviews”. Next week we’ll be back with Other Mommy! As we gear up for Halloween and ClayFace :D.
Until next time, fellow movie-goers – Happy Movie-Going 😀
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