The review embargo lift for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s satirical black comedy *Digger* on September 29, 2026, produced a sharply divided critical response that has stabilized near 52% on Rotten Tomatoes from roughly 140 reviews. Critics have split over the film’s ambitious but uneven execution, with praise for its visual scale, high-concept twists, and Tom Cruise’s committed lead performance as an oil magnate confronting environmental catastrophe, offset by complaints of narrative muddle, self-satisfaction, and style-over-substance excess. This marks Cruise’s first certified “rotten” rating in nearly a decade and Iñárritu’s lowest-scoring directorial effort to date. The wide theatrical release on October 2 offers little further impact on the Tomatometer itself, though audience metrics and awards chatter could indirectly shape ongoing industry perception.