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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerUltimately, the movie is about finding contentment during tough times.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceRudd 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.
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinAs 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.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyBasically "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.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumKen 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.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustArchetypal 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.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe 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.
- 58Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerOverall, Diggers is like an Ed Burns movie -- but with fishing gear.
- 50Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarDiggers 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.
- 50Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayNever quite breaks out of its talky inertia.