Dig – Movie Review
Director: K Asher Levin
Writer: Banipal Ablakhad, Benhur Ablakhad (Screenplay)
Cast
- Thomas Jane (Deep Blue Sea)
- Liana Liberato (Scream 6)
- Harlow Jane (Texas Rising)
- Emile Hirsch (The Autopsy of Jane Doe)
- Makana David
Plot: A widowed father and his daughter whose house is up for demolition, are taken hostage by a dangerous couple, who won’t stop until they retrieve what lies beneath the property.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Dig starts when Scott (Jane) and his daughter Jane (Harlow Jane) see their wife and mother killed in an altercation. This changes the relationship between the two, as Jane finds herself dealing with hearing issues.
The two must work together as handy people with their latest job being a remote cabin in the desert. However, when they arrive there, they find two loose cannon criminals Victor (Hirsch) and Lola (Liberato) who are searching for something on the property. Scott must follow the instructions to keep his daughter alive, while searching for what the couple want.
Verdict on Dig
Dig is a thriller that follows a grieving father and daughter who take a job, only to find themselves held hostage by two criminals. They must continue the job as they are forced to help search for an item on the property, knowing they will most likely be killed once it is complete.
This is a thriller that keeps things tight together and gets to tackle a couple of more serious subjects. First, we see how the father and daughter are dealing with the consequences of what happened to their wife and mother. This shows a new bond as they must work together to move on in life. On the other side of things, we get the loose cannons that can flare up at any moment. However, when it comes to everything going on, we find ourselves going through the almost escaping thing too often and never seem to dive deep enough into the bigger picture.
Final Thoughts – Dig is an overly repetitive process between the pairs.
