Review of Diggers (2007) by Faith B — 11 May 2007

Diggers somehow manages to be overly-earnest while constantly ringing false. The.

Filmmakers obviously believe in the messages of the film, but none of their convictions result in.

Anything more than bits of dialogue which are strung together without real motivation or emotion.

The falseness of the dialogue is made even more obvious by the realistic tone the movie.

Tries to take. It doesn?t have the deliberate, quirky detachment from reality of a Napoleon.

Dynamite. With its long shots of a lower-class town and frowning actors in earth tones, Diggers.

Begs the audience to think it?s a realistic slice-of-life, but all realism stops as soon as the.

Characters open their mouths.

The movie stars Paul Rudd (Clueless, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Maura Tierney (TV?s.

?ER?), two actors who are very likable, but aren?t likable here. None of their charm can change.

The fact that the movie?s dialogue is completely forced.

Diggers isn?t a bad movie, but it clearly isn?t good. All of the romantic subplots, all of the.

Dramatic turning points, all of the lessons about changing times and growing up are pushed out.

With factory precision.