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| Dustin Hoffman & Leo Woodall (r) star in Tuner |
An Eligible Virtuoso
Rotten Tomatoes Plot: In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher's first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways. With his once-promising musical career over, he works across New York with his mentor Harry Horowitz (Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman), encountering a range of characters, including composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), with whom he forges an unexpected connection. Niki's safecracking work threatens his budding romance with Ruthie and pulls him into increasingly dangerous territory.
There's so much to like in @TunerFilm. Charm, chemistry, surprise. You name it, and it's here. It's also refreshingly modest, thanks to stars Leo Woodall & Havana Rose Liu, who are, in a word... perfect together. It has notes of @BabyDriverMovie & Whiplash, but thrives on things like a "$5,000 bowl of pasta," and carrying someone's books to class. Add an 88-year-young (and still terrific) Dustin Hoffman to the mix, and we could be discussing Tuner (in greater detail) on March 14, 2027.
Grade: A-
