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I cannot stress how funny this show is. I’m on season 3 and the writing is so fast paced, witty, lighthearted and adorably silly.

This show makes me so happy! It’s an Australian show with very charming leads. The actors are married in real life so tons of chemistry!!

They are unknown strangers that randomly cause an injury to a dog and go to take him to the vet together and it all starts there!

If you’re having a bad day, need some lighthearted laughs, or just appreciate the fast paced style of Australian shows should check it out

TLDR: Give this extremely topical, brutally satirical, harshly truthful film a chance. We don’t get many films like this nowadays and it is an absolute beauty.

Full: I almost canceled my tickets for Thursdays opening of Digger due to how many brutal reviews there were but I very thankfully went to check it out.

I absolutely loved this movie. There were probably only 10 of us in the theater, and 2 people did leave who were a very old couple. I think they saw Tom Cruise and had no idea what they were getting themselves into.

10/10 on sound design. Truly. It was an audiophiles wet dream. The entire film is truly a cacophony of endless overlapping sounds. It was anxiety inducing and overwhelming, which really contributed to the atmosphere. It’s a nightmare.

The sets are gorgeous. The director and cinematographer did a beautiful job. It’s visually stunning in all ways. Tom Cruise has a very controversial personal life but wow, can he act. One of my favorite films of his in recent memory. He acts the house down. The (fake?) long shots throughout are well done and a long Tom Cruise monologue is really perfectly written and powerful in its messaging.

This film is brutal. It is an absolutely hideous mirror being held up to its audience. It does not hold back and is relentless in its farcical, yet unbelievably truthful storytelling.

Riz is the other major highlight.

I personally found the film funny, but I was the only person I heard laughing. It’s funny in a very dark way. There’s a curse word scene that I very loudly laughed at. I found the film to be a satire (farce) almost in the realm of a Coen Brothers film, mixed with Wes Anderson sets, and A Series of Unfortunate Events makeup and look (I mean that as a compliment to the show).

The negative: there is a shocking plot twist that is revealed about 35 mins into the movie that continues to appear throughout. Really, it ruined the entire flow of the story in my opinion and did not add anything of value. It simply added more runtime and I just don’t understand why it was a major plot element. I might be missing something about its messaging, but I felt like it was unnecessary.

I’m not sure if this only applies to existing members but apparently WOW+ is half off for the year membership! FYI for any current members who wants to make the switch. I plan on it because I watch lots of the non-USA versions of the show.

“Upgrade at a 50% discount with code SHANTAYUSTAY Offer valid on wowpresentsplus.com only. Not available for in-app subscription”

I know there are probably some regional differences, but just a heads up to folks going to Hokum this weekend, it started exactly 14 mins after schedule.

I think a lot of people were AList so they were strolling in late and missed a good 10 mins of the intro.

Enjoy your weekend!