The Dig

An impressive oddity that deserves its renown.

With admirable economy the Tohills and screenwriter Stuart Drennan establish a stand-off between men in small, dark holes who have sublimated all feeling into obsessive, possibly futile activity.

There's a whole lot of digging, but not much suspense or interest dug up in "The Dig."

Although the high melodrama ultimately betrays the deliberate middle section, this is a film that takes themes of redemption and forgiveness seriously.