Dustin Hoffman is clearly enjoying himself playing Harry, a New York piano tuner, now very deaf and cantankerous. Leo Woodall is Niki, who does the actual work. Niki has super-sensitive hearing, to the point where he has to wear ear defenders much of the time. One night, he's working late at a client's house when he comes across Lithuanian Uri and his men trying to drill open a safe. Uri is a security consultant with a lucrative sideline in stealing from his ultra-rich clients a few valuable things that they won't even notice. When he realises that Niki's hearing makes him a brilliant safe cracker, he offers good money for his help.Then Harry has a heart attack and, having let his medical insurance lapse, needs large sums for his care, so Niki contacts Uri. Meanwhile, he's falling in love with Ruthie, a brilliant pianist and composer who is hoping to get a job as an assistant to a famous composer.Niki has become a criminal, however pure his motives, and there'll be a price to pay, perhaps a big one.Very watchable with an interesting plot and good characters.
Susan Kelly ● 4d