PARK CITY, UTAH Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Tuner, which screened Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, is an engaging crime caper through the unique lens of sound. This angle makes the criminal danger feel fresh.
Niki (Leo Woodall) is an assistant piano tuner to Harry (Dustin Hoffman). His sense of sound also enables him to help Harry open a safe when he forgets the combination.
On an after hours job, Niki discovers Uri's (Lior Raz) crew (Nissan Sakira and Gil Cohen) robbing the safe upstairs. Niki helps them open it just so he can get back to work tuning, but shows Uri his value.
When Harry goes to the hospital, Niki accepts jobs from Uri to pay the medical bills. Uri runs a security company and takes items he believes his clients won't notice missing.
The heist scenes are suspenseful. Instead of Ocean's 11 beating casino security, Niki just needs total quiet. Uri's goons eating or using their phones compromise the job, let alone ambient sounds like airplanes.
