The dig tells the story of Basil Brown's (Ralph Fiennes) archaeological dig on Edith Pretty's (Carey Mulligan) land. It is a very slowly paced movie and is pleasant enough. There are various tensions and romantic interests throughout the movie as we see if Edith's suspicions are right about what lies beneath the soil. It is one of those movies which is very watchable without you ever really getting enthralled by any of the characters. I'm not entirely sure why that is as some of the storylines should carry a lot of emotion. The cast is strong and they all put in reasonable performances. I couldn't shake of the feeling that I should have been more engaged with the characters.
