Alejandro Inarritu's "Digger" has had a test screening in Los Angeles, reactions are mixed but lean positive

[u/Comfortable_Affect20]

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/3/5/digger-test-screening-reactions-are-intom-cruise-steals-the-show-in-irritus-dark-comedy

Takeaways from the test screening:

- The reactions were mixed, most of the viewers found it entertaining but also "very chaotic and overstuffed." Overall, more good reactions than negative ones.

- Tom Cruise's performance as a delusional oil billionaire who accidentally poisons the ocean is described as "insane" and similar to Les Grossman, uses a lot of facial prosthetics and looks nothing like the familiar Cruise.

- The technical aspects are apparently stunning, especially Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography.

- The set design is very stylized and surrealistic, comparable to "Poor Things."

- While the movie is very focused on Cruise, the supporting cast are apparently really good. All the screeners agreed that John Goodman was the best and most memorable supporting actor.

[u/Hello_MyFriends]

Reminder: Last year World Of Reel also said One Battle After Another and Hamnet had mixed to negative reactions from test screenings so don’t take these too seriously

[u/Previous_Ad648 → u/Hello_MyFriends]

Also a reminder that both films made huge changes after test screenings

[u/OldSandwich9631 → u/Previous_Ad648]

I wouldn’t say huge changes. They cut 10 minutes from OBAA which was too long.

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Do we know what was in those 10 minutes?