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Guillermo del Toro defends Digger
Del Toro calls Tom Cruise's Digger a theatrical experience.
In brief
Del Toro calls Tom Cruise's Digger a theatrical experience. Guillermo del Toro praised Digger as a theatrical experience despite mixed reviews, urging audiences to experience it in cinemas. Originally reported by AV Club.
Guillermo del Toro defends Digger
Guillermo del Toro called Digger a theatrical experience on X.
“a theatrical experience”
Digger faces mixed reviews
Digger has low Rotten Tomatoes ratings and poor opening-weekend box office.
Del Toro responds to IGN
Del Toro criticized IGN's review of Digger as 'entirely petty'.
“entirely petty”
Del Toro advocates for cinema
Del Toro called cinemas 'temples of images' and praised Digger's scale and ambition.
“temples of images”
Digger's critical reception
Critics called Digger's environmental message 'a duh' and its substance 'short shrift'.
“a duh”
Del Toro urges theater experience
Del Toro encouraged audiences to experience Digger's qualities in theaters, saying 'Dig or Die, c’mon!'
“dig or die, c’mon”
What matters most
Guillermo del Toro praised Digger as a theatrical experience despite mixed reviews, urging audiences to experience it in cinemas.
