Otros Cines has described "Digger," the new film from director Alejandro González Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise, as one of the biggest failures with both critics and audiences in cinema history, according to the outlet's published headline. The Spanish-language publication framed the film's reception as a historic flop, though no specific figures were included in the available reporting.
The response to the film has been sharply divided across outlets. The BBC's review said Cruise is taking the biggest risk of his career with the role, while CNN en Español addressed the polarization directly, asking readers whether the film is worth seeing at all given the split reactions.
Other figures in the film industry have weighed in publicly. Director Guillermo del Toro defended "Digger," and according to Sopitas.com, his argument extended beyond the film itself to the broader importance of going to the movies. Writer Sabina Berman also commented on the project, telling Yahoo that the film deals with "those extremely powerful characters of the empire," according to that outlet.
The range of coverage — from Otros Cines' assessment of historic failure to the BBC's framing of Cruise's risk-taking and del Toro's defense — reflects a release that has generated as much debate about its reception as about its content.
What to watch next: whether the film's box office totals and audience scores will confirm Otros Cines' characterization, and whether del Toro's defense shifts the conversation toward theatrical attendance.
