Central London is thrown into panic by the discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb on a construction site. Amidst the chaos of a widespread evacuation, a gang of criminals begins an audacious heist.
In this taut, contemporary thriller, the suspenseful plot emerges on two tracks. In one, a military bomb squad, led by Major Will Trantor (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) in coordination with metro police’s Gugu Mbatha-Raw, attempts to defuse an unexploded WWII–era bomb uncovered on a London construction site. Meanwhile, a few blocks away, a team of professional thieves, led by Theo James and Sam Worthington, burrow beneath a bank. Their scheme is to conduct a heist under cover of the bomb crisis. Director Mackenzie has great form in this genre, giving us ‘Hell or High Water’ in 2016, and here, the tension ratchets up in an enjoyable, ticking-clock heist caper about karma, explosives, friendship and betrayal.
USA 2025 David Mackenzie 98m
