Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars alongside a high-calibre cast including the likes of the Divergent trilogy’s Theo James and Avatar’s Sam Worthington, in a brand-new heist thriller called Fuze.
Having opened to a modest $398 thousand, Fuze finds itself competing alongside the likes of Crime 101 and How To Make a Killing, for the most dad-friendly film of 2026 so far.
What is ‘Fuze’ about?
Fuze takes place in central London, as an old World War Two bomb is found during the excavation of a building site.
This event triggers the deployment of a bomb disposal unit, and the events that follow are interestingly related.
Taylor-Johnson plays Major Will Tranter, the head of the military force deployed to deal with the bomb, and James plays the crook taking advantage of the exclusion zone put into force following the bomb threat, Karalis.
The two characters seem intertwined throughout, with the actions of Tranter unknowingly seeming to have knock-on effects in the direction of Karalis, who works alongside Worthington’s unnamed character to steal what they can from a local bank.
A twist-heavy plot – SPOILER ALERT AHEAD
Fuze keeps us guessing about the connection between the two main characters; one seems a pretty straightforward bomb defusal expert, and the other a South African bank robber.
But as the movie goes on, and we learn about Tranter’s previous insubordination and Karalis’ links to the gem-mining cartels in Afghanistan, we realise fairly quickly that there may be something going on.
As it turns out, we were right, and we discover that Karalis’ distrust of the rest of his team is due to his backhanded dealings throughout the robbery.
Several shock twists take place about halfway through, leading to a fast-paced closing sequence as they try to escape with their riches.
Does it all work?
Ultimately, Fuze is beginning to take the name of a ‘dad-friendly film’ due to its high octane and ever-present intensity, while being a very simple and easy watch.
Many of the characters aren’t even named, and we don’t need to know their names as we have all seen films with these characters in before: who do their job, then exit the plot, and that’s okay!
The endless twists, however, are rather predictable, as the hints we are given aren’t exactly subtle.
Nevertheless, it doesn’t take away from the overall easy viewing, and ultimately, Fuze provides an entertaining 96 minutes of film.
Competing for Bond
Another intriguing aspect of Fuze is the fact that it pits two Bond-hopefuls against each other.
Both James and Taylor-Johnson have been tipped as the next James Bond in the wake of Daniel Craig’s portrayal of the titular British spy.
Despite Callum Turner and Jacob Elordi looking to be the leading favourites, Taylor-Johnson and James do still have an outside chance, and films like Fuze, that pit the two’s performances against each other, will only help drive their names up the order, as long as it’s not too late!
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