Overview
- Fuze, which opened in theaters Friday, arrives via Roadside Attractions and Saban in a modest rollout after a buzzy Toronto premiere.
- Set in central London, the film pairs a bomb-disposal operation on an unearthed World War II device with a timed bank heist that exploits a police evacuation.
- Critics praise David Mackenzie’s taut pacing, sharp cross‑cutting, relentless editing, and Aaron Taylor‑Johnson’s focused turn as the bomb expert.
- Reviews fault the late‑act pileup of twists and a tacked‑on explanatory coda that undercuts earlier tension, with several calling Gugu Mbatha‑Raw’s role underwritten.
- The TIFF gala debut framed expectations for a polished, pulpy thriller, and the theatrical launch positions it as adult counterprogramming in a crowded late‑April slate.