Digging for Fire

  • NC16 (SINGAPORE)
  • 2015


MOVIE IS exactingly interesting enjoyable easygoing unresolved
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$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 36
Negative reviews 15
Average Rating 3.0/5
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2.0
Mostly, the film seems like an excuse for Swanberg to provide every actor he knows with a meaningless bit part ... Av Club
3.0
The unsubtle message: Dont poke around for answers you dont want to find. EW
3.8
Its strangely refreshing to watch a film that is not worried about nuance. Rogerebert
4.5
If you know Swanberg, you know the mystery is just something he can return to whenever the casts improvised chatter isnt sufficiently interesting. Variety
3.0
Yet theres something slighter about Digging For Fire than Swanbergs previous efforts. We Got This Covered
4.4
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
3.1
Like Tim and Lees housesitting gig, Digging for Fire is a pleasant escape an attractively shot, gracefully edited and, finally, emotionally satisfying ..
1.5
More lightweight than its ample talk of weighty subjects suggests, the film is nevertheless enjoyable and may reach Swanbergs widest audience yet. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Digging for Fire fails its titles own promise: It has the capacity for startling insight and artistry, but mostly its just a toe listlessly pushing di ..
4.5
His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. The New York Times
2.5
Meanwhile, Lee meets a cute Englishman (Orlando Bloom) at a bar, and theres definitely mutual attraction. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
For better or for worse, the pacing mirrors actual conversations by sacrificing brevity for the philosophical build up. The Young Folks
3.0
Theres a lot under the surface in director Joe Swanbergs Digging for Fire. The lived in atmosphere makes the mood right to bring up emotions that the .. Ny Daily News
3.5
Anyone expecting much in the way of conflict or drama probably doesnt really know Swanberg. JoBlo
3.8
Conversations drift and weave, as do the people having them. Narcissistic melancholy dukes it out with beer and pot stoked merriment. There is longing .. Philly
3.0
A poignant drama about marital love where husband and wife go their separate ways to confront their gods and demons. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
The looseness turns into haphazardness, and while the picture digs around a lot, it never really catches fire. One Guys Opinion
3.5
Digging for Fire affably drifts by, bolstered by some strong set pieces. Village Voice
3.0
Familiar faces are only a small part of the pleasures found in this odd picture, which enjoys the art of exploration, achieving genuine dramatic surpr .. Blu Ray
2.5
Swanbergs latest, Digging for Fire, isnt devoid of observations; its just that those observations are banal. Chicago Reader
3.8
Swanbergs scenes from a marriage goes to the tantalizing edge of revelation and leaves us there to filter what we saw through the prism of our own str .. Rolling Stone
1.5
With all the pretty, vapid Los Angeles navel gazers lounging by swimming pools and engaging in pointless (and seemingly endless) conversations, the re .. The Wrap
3.8
Per Swanbergs signature style, the dialogue is largely improvised, the performances loose and funny. This may be his most star studded cast yet, but t .. New York Post
2.0
Weve seen this movie before, we know how it ends, and the writing/direction isnt strong enough to make us overlook its flaws. Flickering Myth
4.5
A happy couples submerged tensions come to the surface in Joe Swanbergs tender, wildly imaginative comic drama. New Yorker
3.0
Theres an easygoing charisma to Bloom we havent quite yet seen from the actor, but thats not much of a surprise, because Digging for Fire is one of th .. The Film Stage
2.5
One of these days, I hope I respond to a Joe Swanberg movie the way some do. Chicago Tribune
3.1
And while it has its charms, Swanberg is tilling soil here that has been churned since humanity began, and he doesnt come up with very much thats new. Boston Globe
2.0
Nothing happens, but hes great at spacing out hints that it might. ( Uproxx
2.0
Digging For Fire suggests while all relationships might have some secrets buried in the yard, some are better left unresolved. Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Marriage is hard, parenting is impossible, and life will always invite mystery. Swanberg and Johnson know this first hand and its that knowledge that .. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Here, hes assembled an all star cast, at least by indie film standards. Oregon Live
1.5
May not say anything revelatory, but the realization it imparts is no less valuable for it. Film School Rejects
1.5
The actors are fine, but the end result feels undercooked, largely because of all the detours and subplots. Its like a miniseries writ small. The Stranger
3.0
Will they, or wont they Thats the key question lurking over a pointless exercise in look, but dont touch. Patriot Ledger
2.0
What should be a knotty and specific airing of grievances becomes a simple, painfully simple, lesson on why you definitely should not stray from marri .. Metro New York
1.5
It all adds up to something more than the sum of its parts, a series of keenly observed moments that defy your typical (read: dull) three act conventi .. Flavor Wire
3.1
It doesnt take long for his fecklessness to grate on the audience. Movie Mezzanine
3.8
While youre watching it, Digging for Fire may feel slight or tentative, but its cumulative impact is entrancing. Few films about a marital rift make s .. Seattle Times
1.5
A perceptive, if sometimes heavy handed, drama about love and marriage. Film Journal International ..
3.0
DIGGING FOR FIRE is the tight, often funny and loosely scripted film that relies on the choices of the actors living in the moment Fresh Fiction
2.0
Quickly becomes a movie in which a lot of people you dont care about chatter away without saying anything.
4.5
Over and over in his films, Swanberg has indicated exactly what hes interested in: letting naturalistic characters loose to talk, to bounce off each o .. Grant Land
2.0
The movie doesnt feel cheap.It just doesnt have the nightmarishness a more exactingly executed, less on trend movie would. Grant Land
4.5
What Digging for Fire really has going for it is a solidly Swanbergian, unpretentious story. The scenes seem observed, not overwrought, and when you s .. Sf Weekly
3.8
In classic Joe Swanberg form, it makes an art out of extracting significance from small, fleeting moments. Am Ny
4.5
Simple but affecting, deep without becoming preachy, and dancing on the line between comedy and drama. Battleship Pretension
2.5
Its enough to educe a twinge of queasiness even in the most fortified. Cambridge Day
3.1
Tim cant concentrate because hes found an old bone and a rusted handgun on the property. Heral
3.0
Its peak mumblecore with some big stars getting in on the action. And its completely empty. Willamette Week
3.0
None of films have been as symbolically meaningful or emotionally mature as this one. Google
4.5
Shes mature, and I dont intend that as a backhanded compliment; its like watching an actual woman onscreen. Lagniappe Mobile
3.8
When several of the years movies have disappeared from my memory altogether, Digging for Fire is one Ill still want to think about. Trib
3.8
Dewitt and Johnson anchor the film nicely, and there isnt a single weak spot in a cast thats as sprawling as LA itself.
3.8
And, at its heart, theres not much in Digging for Fire thats exactly revelatory marriage is hard, kids suck up a lot of your time, and you shouldnt in .. Madison Movie
1.5
It is not important that a film contain likable characters far from it. But when the filmmakers behind the camera seem to like those characters, or be .. Jestherent Blog Spot



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