Tuner: A Super Tense Thriller Where Music Meets Crime 🎹🔒 Directed by Daniel Roher (the guy who made Navalny ), Tuner takes a very quiet, old-school job and turns it into a high-voltage mind game. It is a lot like those classic suspense movies where a person’s special talent becomes their biggest problem. The movie beautifully turns the simple science of sound and pitch into pure thrill, giving us a super smart robbery story. The Vibe: Amazing Sound Design Meets Big Crime 🎚️🏢 The film does a great job of showing a deep character story while keeping you on the edge of your seat. The Story: We follow a lonely, super-focused piano tuner who has a literal superpower, he has 'perfect pitch' and can understand sounds like nobody else. His quiet daily routine goes out the window when a fancy gang of criminals forces him to join them. The Robbery: The mission is perfectly made for him. He has to use his crazy good hearing to crack an impossible, high-security loc...
The VFX Redemption:
Credit where it's due: the makers actually took the feedback to heart. The VFX, which looked like a mobile game in the teaser, was significantly improved for the final release. The palace aesthetics and supernatural sequences are actually the only things keeping this film from a 1-star rating. It’s a commendable move by the production team, but it’s a shame the same attention wasn't given to the script.
The "Dubbing" Disaster:
The Hindi Songs: If you're watching the Hindi version, prepare to cringe. The songs are textbook "bad dubbing" forced rhymes, awkward phrasing, and lyrics that feel like they were translated by a bot. They have zero replay value and feel like a burden on the narrative.
Thaman’s BGM Misfit: The background score is the biggest "villain" here. Thaman’s obsession with high-decibel EDM tracks during emotional family moments is baffling. It feels like a DJ set crashed a funeral. 😂 It completely detaches the audience from any heart the story might have had.
The "Genre" Struggle:
Prabhas: Much like SRK's experimental phase with Dunki, Prabhas proves here that "Mass" doesn't always translate to "Comedy." While he looks fit and stylish, his attempt at slapstick humor feels dated. He’s a king trying to play a jester, and it just doesn't fit his stature.
The "Mannequin" Leads: Malavika Mohanan, Nidhhi Agerwal, and Riddhi Kumar are sidelined so hard they might as well be part of the set design. They have zero impact on the plot, serving only as visual fillers for the musical numbers.
The Verdict:
The Raja Saab breaks Prabhas' recent winning streak. It is a loud, unevenly paced, and ultimately unfunny attempt at a genre that requires a lighter touch. While the VFX effort is respectable, the "execution" is the worst.
2 Stars:
One star for the improved VFX and one star for the screen presence of Prabhas and Sanjay Dutt. Deducted 3 stars for the terrible Hindi songs, the tone-deaf BGM, and the non-existent roles for the heroines.
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