Del Toro Defends 'Digger,' Slams IGN Review As 'Petty' — SkimNews
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- Guillermo Del Toro publicly defended the Alejandro G. Iñárritu satire "Digger" on social media after IGN labeled it "far from a must-watch," calling that headline "Entirely Petty" and praising the film as "Daring, bold and cinematically complex."
- Digger premiered this weekend to mixed reviews, holding a 51% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a C+ CinemaScore.
- Tom Cruise stars in the Warner Bros. film as oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, racing to fix a catastrophe he caused to avoid blame and be seen as "humanity's savior."
- Del Toro has been reposting other fans' praise, writing "Funny, I go into the platform and without even scrolling down, these are popping at the top of my timeline…"
- The Pan's Labyrinth director compared Digger's critical reception to The King of Comedy (1982), The Big Lebowski (1998), and The Counselor (2013) — all initially panned but later embraced by audiences.
Why it matters: Digger holds a 51% Rotten Tomatoes score and C+ CinemaScore, signaling a sharp critical divide against the Warner Bros. film in theaters. Del Toro's public defense — invoking The King of Comedy and The Big Lebowski as films initially panned before finding audiences — positions him as a high-profile counterweight to negative reviews during the film's theatrical window.
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