**Digger**, the Tom Cruise-led satirical black comedy from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, opened in theaters October 2 to sharply divided reviews that settled the critic score near 51-52% on Rotten Tomatoes. Early reactions highlighted the film’s ambitious, stylized approach to climate themes and Cruise’s committed, over-the-top lead performance, yet many critics faulted it for prioritizing mannered visuals and self-satisfied tone over coherent satire, resulting in a “rotten” designation and Metacritic score around 45. The wide release followed a late-September embargo lift, with mixed social reactions foreshadowing the split. Warner Bros. has since leaned into international praise in marketing amid a weak domestic opening of roughly $8 million. Audience metrics and any late review shifts remain the main near-term variables for the final aggregator tally.