Mark Kermode

No.

I get hypercusis.

I'm allergic to loud noises.

Hello?

You know how long you're gonna be?

It's loud.

As long as it takes.

Unless you can open the safe.

So Tuna follows the story of Nicky White, a young man who is a virtuoso pianist, except that he has hyperacusis, a condition where you are basically allergic to loud noises.

So he can no longer play piano, but he tunes them with his boss slash uncle, played by Dustin Hoffman.

And Nicky finds himself

in a little bit of hot water with some questionable men where he learns to crack safes.

It's the condition that makes you hyper, hypersensitive to sound.

So much so that

you know, a dog barking or anything loud can cause extreme pain, sometimes even seizures.

And it's a very crippling condition that doesn't really allow you to live a normal life.

So whenever Nicky has to go outside, he wears those big earmuffs, which are still not necessarily appropriate for the sound of life.

I did it as much as I could.

I did it as much as I could.

There's a lot more to it than I had anticipated and what you would maybe think is involved.