Movie · 2026 · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · 1h 36m · R · English
Curator score: 1.9/10 (35.4K ratings)
Down to the wire.
Overview
An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.
Ratings
Curator score: 1.9/10
IMDb: 6.2/10
Letterboxd: 2.90/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
Metacritic: 58
TMDB: 6.5/10
Director
David Mackenzie
Production
Anton, Sigma Films, Sky
Cast
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Elham Ehsas, Sam Worthington, Shaun Mason, Nabil Elouahabi, Honor Swinton Byrne, Saffron Hocking, Laurie Duncan, Luke Mably, Iain Fletcher, Naveed Khan, Gilly Gilchrist, Alexander Arnold, Samuel Oatley, Matthew Earley, Atul Sharma, Dragoș Bucur, Tim Delap
Curator Review
Verdict
A slick, propulsive London-set thriller with a strong premise and enough star power to keep it moving, but it sounds uneven in execution and may frustrate viewers looking for airtight plotting or a consistently serious tone. Best approached as a high-concept, plot-first crowd-pleaser rather than a prestige thriller.
Best for
Viewers who like ticking-clock disaster thrillers
Fans of muscular, star-driven action dramas
People in the mood for a knowingly pulpy, “dad movie” thriller
Audiences who enjoy urban chaos and evacuation-set suspense
Skip if
You need tight, elegant screenwriting
You dislike tonal whiplash or odd final-act choices
You want a grounded historical drama over genre mechanics
You’re hoping for deep character development over momentum
Overview
Fuze has the kind of premise that does a lot of heavy lifting on its own: an unexploded WWII bomb in the middle of modern London, with police, military, and civilians all trapped inside a pressure-cooker evacuation scenario. That setup promises immediate stakes, and the film seems to lean hard into momentum, spectacle, and the pleasures of watching a city unravel in real time.
Worth noting
The response suggests a movie that is more entertaining than polished, with some viewers embracing it as gloriously dumb, plot-only fun and others baffled by its script and final stretch. That split usually means the film has energy, style, and a few memorable set-pieces, but also some structural or tonal problems that keep it from fully landing.
Bottom line
If you’re in the right mood, this looks like a solid Friday-night thriller: handsome leads, procedural tension, and enough chaos to keep the engine running. If you want something cleaner, smarter, or more emotionally coherent, it may leave you admiring the setup more than the payoff.
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