Subversive, witty and self-aware, “Dig Your Own Grave” is a terrific showcase of solidly excellent craft, storytelling and performance. But its ultimate cleverness is how it punctures the almost macho conceit of the thriller, with its promise of seamlessly direct violence and force, with the realism and awkwardness of real-life logistics and people, with their insecurities, vulnerabilities, fears and anxieties. The genre — and the world — demands a certain overpowering strength and dominance from these men. But trying to live up to that imperative just isn’t possible — and perhaps is folly to begin with.

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