Diggers
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: April 27, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerManny Lewis
Ultimately, the movie is about finding contentment during tough times. Read full review
80
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Rudd is sweet and funny; Ron Eldard and Josh Hamilton are great as the town's aimless stud muffin and philosophizing pothead, respectively. But the movie belongs to Ken Marino, who is riotously funny. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A quintessential American independent movie, Diggers isn't going to change the history of cinema. But it has integrity. It feels like life. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
As befits a heartfelt ode to working-class values, Diggers puts in lots of hard, honest work that finally pays off in a wholly predictable yet unexpectedly moving conclusion. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Likably low-key, character-driven dramatic comedy. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
What separates Diggers from its kin - notably the Ed Burns movies - is the testosterone balance of its masculine script and Dieckmann's sensitive direction. Maybe we need more buddy movies by women. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
This seriously funny group portrait of third-generation clam diggers (and their wives and sisters) is fresh as today's catch and about as tasty. Its '70s soundtrack positively swaggers. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Basically "Diner" in wading boots, it feels very familiar in conceit and unadventurous in execution, but offers the undeniable pleasures of a well-observed, well-played modest seriocomedy. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Ken Marino, who plays the silliest of the diggers, wrote the script, and when it isn't straining after elegiac moments, it's fresh and unpredictable. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Archetypal characters and somewhat formulaic plot notwithstanding, Diggers has the conviction to avoid tying things up with a bow and allows us the privilege to imagine where its denizens will go afterward. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
The best thing in Diggers, besides the close-up of the back end of the Vista Cruiser, is the interplay between Rudd and Tierney. They really do seem like brother and sister, adults yet not entirely grown up. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Ken Marino of "Dawson's Creek," who wrote the somewhat autobiographical script, plays one of Rudd's pals. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The movie is strong and holding as long as it's shambling about in the Montauk dusk; when Dieckmann has to bring things to a resolution, Diggers turns ordinary -- sweet, but you've seen it many times before. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Overall, Diggers is like an Ed Burns movie -- but with fishing gear. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Diggers isn't a bad film, but the underlying premise - the longing one feels to escape from a dead-end, small town life - has been so beaten to death in the movies that no amount of accurate 70s design or subtlety in the performances can hide the fact. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Never quite breaks out of its talky inertia. Read full review
50
PremiereEthan Alter
This tale has been told so often (in fact, its roots can be traced back to Fellini's 1953 coming-of-age classic "I Vitelloni") the only way to keep it remotely fresh is to keep changing the time period and the professions of the principal characters. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Sitting through Diggers is so tedious that you might find yourself envying the clam diggers. At least they get to be outdoors. Read full review
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