Diggers

One thing I love is low budget films, mostly because if I were making a movie that's how it would be. Another thing I love is Paul Rudd, and how could you not, he is a brilliant actor and almost everything he is in is fabulous.  I wish I could say this about Diggers.

I should love Diggers, it quite literally has 2 things I look for in movies.  Yet what it has in acting and production, it lacks in plot and conflict.  The overall conflict is of course present, a company moves in and takes over the area that locals use to catch clams and make a living, yet is under developed and unable to reach a clear solution (other than beating the crap out of the major company's workers).  The real plot is a coming of age story for the protagonist, Hunt (Paul Rudd) and his pursuit of his real dreams rather than becoming his father, whose death is the catalyst for Hunt's character growth.  We see Hunt as he continuously follows through with the same boring routine, if only looking at life through his camera's eye piece.

Hunt's friends also face character issues.  Lozo (Ken Marino) must find work to support a large family that keeps growing, Jack (Ron Eldard) starts dating Hunt's sister, Gina, which further challenges Hunt, and Cons (Josh Hamilton) is the personification of the 70s (not really a conflict but by far the most interesting character). Nothing is actually solved but as is life.  While I do not completely love this movie, it was watchable, if only to laugh at the New York accents the characters had.  I still love Paul Rudd though.

Overall Rating: Okay, Watchable.