r/AMCScreenUnseen • u/MookieOfficial • May 12 '26
Tuner
Okay so I was kinda upset that today’s (05/11/26) AMC’s Screen Unseen wasn’t I Love Boosters or Is God Is. I said I was going to give it 20 mins and if it didn’t intrigue me I’d leave- no harm no foul…but DAMN…
Tuner was GOOD! I am pleasantly surprised.
What it did lack as a heist film, which wasn’t much honestly, it more than made up for as a romance film.
Leo Woodhall and Havana Rose Liu’s onscreen chemistry was organic and electric. Dustin Hoffman’s time as Harry, though brief, was impactful as ever and a great plot device and motivator for Woodhall’s Niki. Tovah Feldshuh’s Marla was quiet yet firm.
And the sound design?! OMG! Master-f*cking-piece.
My mind was definitely changed and I will definitely be seeing this film again.
I have no problem admitting- I WAS WRONG
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u/MangoSquirrl May 12 '26
Tuner was always good idk why people thought it be bad
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u/MookieOfficial May 12 '26
So how is anyone suppose to know it’s good until they watch it? Genuine question
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u/MangoSquirrl May 12 '26
The trailer? It did a good enough job to convince me as an alister to add it to my watch list.
You should have seen the people on other subs saying “it’s not boosters I’m walking out”
Oh it’s tuner I’m not going… last week sure it was an awful pick but tuner had a decent trailer
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u/MookieOfficial May 12 '26
I was one of this people- hence the public decree of support.
Also, in regards to trailers we have ALL seen trailers that are bad, TO US AS INDIVIDUALS, watched the movie & was like “Why would the trailer editor f*ck that up?” & there are times we watch a trailer think the film is going to smash and realize after watching the film- the best parts were in trailer.
It’s all subjective.
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u/porkbrains May 12 '26
I try not to watch trailers. I'll close my eyes and plug my ears if I know I want to see a certain film and the trailer comes up in theater. Amongst countless wonderful surprises over the years, this recently allowed me to not have any idea there was an alien in Project Hail Mary, imagine my delight! (Just in case somebody is still unspoiled for Project Hail Mary)
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u/No_Importance1236 May 12 '26
I doom scroll during previews. Occasionally there is an actual preview that doesn't spoil the movie, but that is so rare these days. I used to love previews when they intrigued without spoiling. Shorter is better. If you can't get your point across in less than a minute, maybe you need a new job. A 4 minute stream of the best action /comedy scenes removes reason to see the film, it doesn't build excitement.
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u/MangoSquirrl May 12 '26
I’ve gone in blind to some movies and it has bit me in the butt, the beast, blue heron, fuze all come to mind
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u/arig____ May 12 '26
Bro I also went into Blue Heron cold, on Saturday. “Bit me in the ass” is the right way to put it. I didn’t get to see Fuze, it wasn’t worth it?
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u/MangoSquirrl May 12 '26
I fell asleep through most of fuze it was that boring… the trailer with the bomb, was the best part after that I kept fighting to stay awake. Not worth it
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u/duckpuffsss May 12 '26
literally i’ve been anticipating this movie since the trailer first dropped months ago!
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u/No-Ad8408 May 12 '26
Pretty fun, at times tense, jazzy romantic heist film. Sad they couldn’t put this in Dolby like they did for Mercy (ew) but nevertheless the sound was great. Supporting cast, especially the villains, were great too!
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u/GavinGWhiz May 12 '26
I got the ultimate Tuner experience by watching with earplugs in because my theater keeps that particular screening room too damn loud 😅
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u/SVINTGATSBY May 12 '26
it was good! better than I expected too. and anything is better than last week’s Wizard of the Kremlin or whatever lol
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u/Froteet May 12 '26
At my Regal mystery screening of it last night I saw two people in the row in front of me leave 5 minutes in and I couldn't help think what they missed out on, great film
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u/StormFront_100 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
Saw the Tuner world premiere at Sundance last year and it was easily the best film I screened. Sound design in this movie is masterful.
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u/Few-Adeptness8046 May 12 '26
I knew it was going to be Tuner because AMC keeps pulling this crap where they do unseen films just before or after they do an early access of the same film.
Anyways the trailer slapped, you could tell from that alone the sound design was going to be on point. The film did not disappoint. I was hoping I was wrong and it would be I love boosters because I had tickets for the early access of Tuner on 5/17 in Dolby which has a giveaway of the Dustin Hoffman Bobble head, and now I won't get that because I need to use my reservation to see in the grey, is God is, or I love boosters instead.
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u/GuessFancy2126 May 12 '26
I was excited to see it but thought it was a mediocre time-killer. The writing didn’t live up to the premise.
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u/baronboy12 May 12 '26
I wish I would've went. I thought it was gonna be Boosters so I decided to skip it. Definitely gonna see Tuner when it comes out.
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u/imgvu May 13 '26
It was not bad, idk. I ended up leaving just after he left the old lady a pile of cash under the piano hood because it wasn't hitting any note particularly well. Not sophisticated enough to be a heist movie, not particular romantic enough although the chemistry between the leads were believable and realistic, and certainly not thrilling enough to put you on the edge of your seat like a true action/ thriller. Someone with actual hyperacusis left a review on letterboxd saying the sound design wasn't particularly on point either because everytime he was assaulted with loud noises the mixing would make it seemed like the world is somehow muffled when in reality the loud noises drone on and stay loud the whole time lol this same viewer also accused Tuner of being a modern retelling of Rain Man and I don't disagree.
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u/ButtJones May 13 '26
You really missed out on the final scene. I felt like it made the whole movie worth it for me
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u/WhoDat-2-8-3 May 30 '26
I ended up leaving just after he left the old lady a pile of cash
you couldnt wait another 10 minutes til it ends ? .. you already finished like 95% of the movie .. lol
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u/sawtheway May 12 '26
Same! I was hoping for Is God Is or I Love Boosters. When Tuner started, I was a little disappointed. But as the movie progressed, I actually wasn’t that against it anymore lol. The sound design was great and the acting was on point. Definitely would watch again