One of the lesser known sports movies from the early '90s casts James Woods as a con artist just out of jail who bets that his boxer can defeat anyone in town. Michael Ritchie's "Diggstown" is overall a harmless movie, although it feels like it doesn't really get going until about the midpoint. Louis Gossett Jr. Puts on the movie's most effective performance as the boxer, a man who feels like his best days are behind him. Heather Graham is a really babe in an early role.
In the end, there's nothing wrong with the movie, but it emphasizes the sports factor over the comedy, which left me wanting more. It's also been cringe-inducing to see James Woods onscreen ever since, amid the MeToo thing, Amber Tamblyn revealed that he came onto her when she was sixteen.
In the end, there's nothing wrong with the movie, but it emphasizes the sports factor over the comedy, which left me wanting more. It's also been cringe-inducing to see James Woods onscreen ever since, amid the MeToo thing, Amber Tamblyn revealed that he came onto her when she was sixteen.