The Beat That My Heart Skipped

AroView: A star-turn by Romain Duris invigorates this deft remake of James Toback’s 1978 thriller “Fingers”, playing a charismatic thug whose occupation to intimidate and evict immigrants and squatters sits uneasily with his passion for playing classical piano.

When the chance of a prestige audition presents itself, he works to revive his keyboard skills at the expense of his father’s gangster trade. He’s a complex, difficult character that pushes and pulls at your sympathy while he edges along a tightrope between redemption and destruction.